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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1270969, member: 15199&quot;]If the margin is increased 100%, it basically doubles. On this last margin increase by the CME, The initial opening margin for 5000 oz silver contract went from 21,600 to&nbsp; 24,975 if you are not a member of the exchange, seems about a 15.6% increase, but still a long way from full price of 0% margin of 5000 oz at approx. $30 ounce , or $150,000 of silver. So the margin is really 16% or so to hold silver contract at this time ( of course this is just for illustration as each delivery month as difference pricing usually).</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold went from a margin of $9450 for 100 oz. of gold to 11,475, a 21% increase, but still that 11,475 will initialize a contract for 100 oz of gold, and at even $1700 an ounce , that is holding $170,000 worth of gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>And for those who think margin changes are just occurring for commodities going up, (such as PM), the margin for copper, which has been slowly decreasing, but recently after China&#039;s announced slowdown, has dumped, was also raised 17.6% , to protect the CME from falling price volatility.</p><p><br /></p><p>They can change the margins to whatever they&nbsp; wish , up to full price, but each change will affect the volume and thus their profit, so they have to balance the profit/risks. IMO.+</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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