🚨 #BINANCE HAS STARTED OFFERING US STOCKS AND ETFs
The #Binance just dropped some major news: eligible users outside the US can now trade over 7,000 US stocks and ETFs right on the platform.
The proposal includes fractional purchases starting at US$ 5, using balances in crypto/stablecoins, and 24/5 trading.
There’s still no clear public confirmation that this feature will be available for users residing in BRAZIL.
Even so, this news is huge.
It shows that Binance wants to go beyond crypto and move towards a global super financial app model.
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But there’s an IMPORTANT question:
how will trading stocks and ETFs work outside of normal US market hours?
Trading 24/5 doesn’t necessarily mean having the same liquidity, spread, or price formation as traditional trading sessions.
If a stock is traded in the wee hours when the US market is closed, who’s on the other side of the trade?
An investor?
A market maker?
Partner infrastructure?
An internal liquidity mechanism?
This answer matters.
Because the risk isn’t just in buying Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, or a US ETF through Binance.
The risk lies in UNDERSTANDING exactly what product is being offered, how the price is formed, who holds custody, how dividends work, and what the tax treatment will be.
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My take:
Binance is taking a massive step to bridge crypto and the traditional market.
But for us Brazilians, we’re still missing two essential answers:
1. will the product be available in Brazil?
2. if it is, what will the real structure of the operation be?
.
This news is relevant.
But ease of access should NEVER replace TOTAL understanding of the process.
The #Binance just dropped some major news: eligible users outside the US can now trade over 7,000 US stocks and ETFs right on the platform.
The proposal includes fractional purchases starting at US$ 5, using balances in crypto/stablecoins, and 24/5 trading.
There’s still no clear public confirmation that this feature will be available for users residing in BRAZIL.
Even so, this news is huge.
It shows that Binance wants to go beyond crypto and move towards a global super financial app model.
.
But there’s an IMPORTANT question:
how will trading stocks and ETFs work outside of normal US market hours?
Trading 24/5 doesn’t necessarily mean having the same liquidity, spread, or price formation as traditional trading sessions.
If a stock is traded in the wee hours when the US market is closed, who’s on the other side of the trade?
An investor?
A market maker?
Partner infrastructure?
An internal liquidity mechanism?
This answer matters.
Because the risk isn’t just in buying Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, or a US ETF through Binance.
The risk lies in UNDERSTANDING exactly what product is being offered, how the price is formed, who holds custody, how dividends work, and what the tax treatment will be.
.
My take:
Binance is taking a massive step to bridge crypto and the traditional market.
But for us Brazilians, we’re still missing two essential answers:
1. will the product be available in Brazil?
2. if it is, what will the real structure of the operation be?
.
This news is relevant.
But ease of access should NEVER replace TOTAL understanding of the process.