Disclosed is a binder for secondary battery electrodes, the binder including polymer particles being prepared from monomers comprising (A) (meth)acrylic acid ester based monomers; (B) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of an acrylate based compound, a styrene based compound, and a compound having a cyano group; (C) unsaturated monocarbonic acid based monomers; (D) (meth)acrylamide based monomers; and (E) monomers including at least one epoxy group for crosslinking, the polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 0.3 micrometers to 0.7 micrometers.