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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eric the Red, post: 26621430, member: 118899&quot;]The CME Group significantly raised margin requirements for silver (and other precious metals) multiple times in late December 2025, with another hike coming in early January 2026, taking the initial margin for a single silver contract to over $25,000-$32,500 per contract to curb extreme volatility after massive price swings. These rapid increases, the third major hike within a short period, forced traders to post much more collateral, leading to sharp price drops as some were forced to liquidate positions.</p><p>Key Details:</p><ul> <li>Multiple Hikes: The CME increased margins for silver (and gold, platinum, palladium) multiple times around late December 2025 and into January 2026.</li> <li>Significant Increase: The initial margin for a single COMEX silver contract (5,000 ounces) went from around $20,000 to over $25,000, then to $32,500, notes seekingalpha.com and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https://goldsilver.com/industry-news/video/silver-market-shock-cme-margin-hike-signals-bull-market/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjggrDMq-6RAxWTRzABHQenNCwQy_kOegQIAxAC&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw3KpCs2n3NqXmTvESvIWt2h&amp;ust=1767494325068000" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https://goldsilver.com/industry-news/video/silver-market-shock-cme-margin-hike-signals-bull-market/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjggrDMq-6RAxWTRzABHQenNCwQy_kOegQIAxAC&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw3KpCs2n3NqXmTvESvIWt2h&amp;ust=1767494325068000" rel="nofollow">goldsilver.com</a>.</li> <li>Edit to add</li> <li><a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4856704-comex-liquidation-cme-25k-margin-hike-bailout-not-crash-china-ban-decoupling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4856704-comex-liquidation-cme-25k-margin-hike-bailout-not-crash-china-ban-decoupling" rel="nofollow">https://seekingalpha.com/article/4856704-comex-liquidation-cme-25k-margin-hike-bailout-not-crash-china-ban-decoupling</a></li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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