Loading ...From reliable sources like Bloomberg and direct CME notices referenced in posts:
- The CME increased the margin requirement for Comex silver futures from 9% to 11% of the notional value (contract value, based on the silver price times 5,000 ounces per standard contract).
- This change applied to silver, as well as platinum and palladium in some cases.
- It followed a period where margins were already percentage-based (shifted earlier in January 2026 from fixed dollar amounts to percentages like 9% for silver to handle volatility in surging prices).
- Some trader posts referenced a specific dollar figure like ~$51,977 per contract in the context of the hike, but the core adjustment was the percentage increase to 11% for non-heightened risk profiles.