US EditionSilver Is Rebounding After Its Worst Trading Day in Four Years. Here's What Is Behind the Move.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange raised margin requirements to manage risk after silver prices more than doubled and gold futures rose 65% in 2025.
- The CME raised margin requirements Friday for gold, silver and other metals, and traders were asked to post more cash, causing precious‑metals futures to fall sharply Monday.
- After big year-to-date gains, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reassessed margin settings, saying it raised margins as part of a normal review of market volatility.
- Early Monday, silver futures tumbled 8% and gold slid 5% after silver briefly touched $80, down from roughly $30 earlier this year, amid dwindling supplies.
- Requiring more collateral pushed traders to unwind positions, reducing leverage and tightening liquidity while impacting traders' balance sheets in precious‑metals markets.
- Longer term, dwindling supplies and rising demand complicate risk controls as industrial silver use for solar panels and data centers tightens markets amid geopolitical uncertainty driving gold futures.
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Surging silver and gold slide after CME raises margin requirements
Silver and gold futures are falling sharply after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the world’s largest trading floors for commodities, required traders to put up more cash to invest in precious metals.
Times of India
The Economic TimesCOMEX silver sinks 11%, MCX falls 8% intraday as CME margin hike knocks white metal prices
Silver prices saw a sharp intraday crash after CME Group raised margin requirements, triggering profit booking across global markets. Easing geopolitical risks further dented safe-haven demand, though silver remains sharply higher year-to-date.
Gold and Silver Prices Retreat After Record Highs and Margin Requirement Increases
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gold-and-silver-prices-retreat-after-record-highs-and-margin-requirement-increases/Global markets witnessed a sharp retreat in gold and silver prices during the final trading sessions of 2025 after an extraordinary run that sent both precious metals to record highs earlier in the month. On December 29, 2025, gold and silver prices plummeted from h…
Silver Stirs Up the Markets - ActionForex
While major global currencies, led by the US dollar, are recovering very slowly after Christmas, the precious metals market has been rocked by a real thriller. Silver and other assets in the sector have plummeted. For XAGUSD, the fall was the largest since the beginning of 2021. The trigger was an increase in CME margin requirements for related futures contracts. This forced speculators to take profits and triggered a pullback.
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