Binance has taken its most significant step into traditional finance. As of June 1, the exchange now offers direct trading access to over 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, all within the same app where users buy and sell crypto.
The new feature is available to eligible non-U.S. users through Binance's app and website. Trading is available 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday, a departure from standard U.S. market hours. Binance offers zero commissions on trades, though a small platform fee applies. Fractional shares start at just $5, lowering the barrier for investors seeking exposure to high-priced stocks like Nvidia or Amazon.
Operationally, Nest Trading Limited, Binance's broker-dealer licensed in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, acts as the introducing broker. Alpaca Securities LLC handles execution, clearing, custody, dividends, and corporate actions.
Beyond stocks, Binance plans to launch “bStocks,” tokenized representations of selected equities issued on the BNB Chain. BTECH Holdings is slated to issue these tokens, pending regulatory approvals. Binance briefly offered tokenized stocks in 2021 before pulling them amid global regulatory scrutiny.
The broader vision is a “multi-asset financial super app”: a single platform for trading crypto, stocks, ETFs, and eventually tokenized assets, all from one interface with one set of credentials.