diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
index 7a3111f85..284f9cdad 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """ Binance exchange subclass """
 import logging
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, List
 
+import arrow
 import ccxt
 
 from freqtrade.exceptions import (DDosProtection, InsufficientFundsError, InvalidOrderException,
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
         "order_time_in_force": ['gtc', 'fok', 'ioc'],
         "time_in_force_parameter": "timeInForce",
         "ohlcv_candle_limit": 1000,
-        "ohlcv_initial_call": True,
         "trades_pagination": "id",
         "trades_pagination_arg": "fromId",
         "l2_limit_range": [5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000],
@@ -91,3 +91,20 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
                 f'Could not place sell order due to {e.__class__.__name__}. Message: {e}') from e
         except ccxt.BaseError as e:
             raise OperationalException(e) from e
+
+    async def _async_get_historic_ohlcv(self, pair: str, timeframe: str,
+                                        since_ms: int, is_new_pair: bool
+                                        ) -> List:
+        """
+        Overwrite to introduce "fast new pair" functionality by detecting the pair's listing date
+        Does not work for other exchanges, which don't return the earliest data when called with "0"
+        """
+        if is_new_pair:
+            x = await self._async_get_candle_history(pair, timeframe, 0)
+            if x and x[2] and x[2][0] and x[2][0][0] > since_ms:
+                # Set starting date to first available candle.
+                since_ms = x[2][0][0]
+                logger.info(f"Candle-data available starting with "
+                            f"{arrow.get(since_ms // 1000).isoformat()}.")
+        return await super()._async_get_historic_ohlcv(
+            pair=pair, timeframe=timeframe, since_ms=since_ms, is_new_pair=is_new_pair)
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 425b89f88..79fd33dfe 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ class Exchange:
                                         ) -> List:
         """
         Download historic ohlcv
+        :param is_new_pair: used by binance subclass to allow "fast" new pair downloading
         """
 
         one_call = timeframe_to_msecs(timeframe) * self.ohlcv_candle_limit(timeframe)
@@ -1234,13 +1235,6 @@ class Exchange:
             one_call,
             arrow.utcnow().shift(seconds=one_call // 1000).humanize(only_distance=True)
         )
-        if self._ft_has.get('ohlcv_initial_call', False) and is_new_pair:
-            x = await self._async_get_candle_history(pair, timeframe, 0)
-            if x and x[2] and x[2][0] and x[2][0][0] > since_ms:
-                # Set starting date to first available candle.
-                since_ms = x[2][0][0]
-                logger.info(f"Candle-data available starting with {since_ms}.")
-
         input_coroutines = [self._async_get_candle_history(
             pair, timeframe, since) for since in
             range(since_ms, arrow.utcnow().int_timestamp * 1000, one_call)]