The top-ranked trader on Binance’s futures platform, named BatThursdayBurn, earned just over $2.6 million in the last 24 hours, according to the exchange’s leaderboard today.

The top-10 traders on Binance Futures
The top-10 traders on Binance Futures. Image: Binance

Futures are a form of financial derivatives where parties agree to sell/buy an asset at a specific price on a set date. Unlike options contracts, where buyers might choose to not purchase the asset, futures are contractually binding and must be settled on the expiration date.

At press time, BatThursdayBurn’s daily PNL—or “Profit and Loss”—amounts to a positive $2,615,371, placing them 1st in Binance’s ranking. Similarly, the trader’s weekly and monthly PNLs currently stand at $874,664 (9th place) and $5,124,175 (1st place again) in the green, respectively.

BatThursdayBurn made $2.6 million in one day
BatThursdayBurn made $2.6 million in one day. Image: Binance

However, in terms of daily (15.17%), weekly (6.97%), and monthly (18.35%) returns of investment (ROI), BatThursdayBurn’s performance is a bit more humble—they are ranked somewhere outside of Binance’s top 500 by these metrics.

In total, the trader’s all-time ROI and PNL stand at 45.49% and $17,314,913, respectively.

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