Updates on Leverage, Margin Tiers, and Funding Rate Settlement Frequency of USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contract (2023-07-23)

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Fellow Binancians,

Binance Futures will make adjustments to the leverage and margin tiers of the USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contract on 2023-07-23 at 07:15 (UTC).

Existing positions opened before the update will be affected. It is strongly advised to adjust the position and leverage prior to the adjustment in order to avoid any potential liquidation.

New Leverage & Margin Tiers of the USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contract:

Previous Leverage and Margin Tiers			New Leverage and Margin Tiers
Leverage Before Change	Position Before Change (Notional Value in USDT)	Maintenance Margin Rate (Before Change)	Leverage After Change	Position After Change (Notional Value in USDT)	Maintenance Margin Rate (After Change)
9 - 10x	0 < Position ≤ 5,000	2.00%
7 - 8x	5,000 < Position ≤ 25,000	2.50%	7 - 8x	0 < Position ≤ 25,000	2.50%
6x	25,000 < Position ≤ 100,000	5.00%	6x	25,000 < Position ≤ 100,000	5.00%
3 - 5x	100,000 < Position ≤ 250,000	10.00%	3 - 5x	100,000 < Position ≤ 250,000	10.00%
2x	250,000< Position ≤ 1,000,000	12.50%	2x	250,000< Position ≤ 1,000,000	12.50%
1x	1,000,000 < Position ≤ 1,500,000	50.00%	1x	1,000,000 < Position ≤ 1,500,000	50.00%

Binance Futures will increase the funding rate settlement frequency of USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contract from every eight hours to every two hours starting from 2023-07-23 at 08:30 (UTC). The detailed arrangement is as follows:

Time	Max Funding Rate
2023-07-23 10:00 (UTC)	2.50% / -2.50%
2023-07-23 12:00 (UTC)	2.50% / -2.50%
2023-07-23 14:00 (UTC)	2.50% / -2.50%
2023-07-23 16:00 (UTC)	2.50% / -2.50%
2023-07-23 18:00 (UTC)	2.50% / -2.50%
…	…

Notes:

The capped funding rate multiplier for the USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contracts was raised from 0.75 to 1.
Capped Funding Rate = clamp (Funding Rate, -1 * Maintenance Margin Ratio, 1 * Maintenance Margin Ratio). For more on funding rate, please refer to Introduction to Binance Futures Funding Rates.
The funding rate settlement frequency will be increased from every eight hours to every two hours starting from 2023-07-23 at 08:30 (UTC).
Maintenance margin rate change will affect the funding rates of the USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contract. For more details on funding rate, please refer to Introduction to Binance Futures Funding Rates.
In order to protect the users and prevent potential risks in extremely volatile market conditions, Binance Futures may undertake additional protective measures toward the USDⓈ-M STMXUSDT Perpetual Contract without further announcement, including but not limited to adjusting the maximum leverage value, position value, and maintenance margin in each margin tier, updating funding rates such as the interest rate, premium and capped funding rate, changing the constituents of the price index, and using the Last Price Protected mechanism to update the Mark Price.
Where any discrepancy arises between the translated versions and the original English version, the English version shall prevail.