Posted on 01/13/2026 8:48:35 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
CME Group will change the way it sets margins for gold, silver, platinum and palladium futures after a surge in prices and volatile trading.
The new approach will set margins based on a percentage of so-called notional, the CME said in a notice. Previously, they were based on a dollar amount.
The shift takes effect from Tuesday’s close and follows a “normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage,” the CME said.
Precious metals have been the subject of an extraordinary rally over recent quarters, with the gains and price swings continuing into the new year. In the latest leg higher, gold and silver both surged to records in Monday’s session, with the latter having already advanced by about a fifth in 2026.
In the near term, the margin changes “may temporarily weigh on precious metals,” said Christopher Wong, a strategist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.
“The percentage-based method intuitively would be able to capture the margin required, which means no need for frequent adjustment,” Wong added. However, if volatility went beyond historical levels, or there are unforeseen circumstances, “they may still increase the percentage,” he said.
The CME had already adjusted margin requirements on its precious metal contracts several times last year, as the rally gathered steam, the volume of speculative trading activity picked up, and volatility spiked.
Clearinghouses like the CME’s ask brokers to deposit cash, or margin, on a daily basis to cover potential losses on their clients’ positions.
The margins “help to ensure that clearing members can meet their obligations to their customers and to CME Clearing,” the CME says on its website.
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New margin rule goes into effect at the close of trading today.
I read on another site that the silver margin will be 9% of the contracts value.
A CME futures contract is for 5,000 ounces of silver.
If the silver price is $80 per ounce, then the margin for one contract will be 9% of $400,000 or $36,000.
The current CME silver margin is $25,000 per contract.
That would seem to be an attack on the silver manipulating banks that beat down the price with paper silver at a rate of 250 to 1 vs physical silver.
Nice to see them take a hit.
They’re doing their best to stop the rise of sliver and other precious metals.
….silver…
“to ensure adequate collateral coverage”
Flushing out all the new holders with increased margins.
Criminal market manipulation.
I am wondering if they are actually trying to limit exposure to big banks (elites) with highly leveraged positions in making this change. I need to better understand what this means.
Silver is closing in on $90.
U$ Mint just priced Silver Eagles @ $169-173, they were $95 yesterday.
There’s some *major* things happening with America’s Economic Security Strategy, looks like the bankster games & tricks are about to end...
Anyways, for those that haven’t got Ag yet you’ve got about 2-3 days before you won’t be able to find it for less than $120-150.
Oh, Gold Eagles are $5,400, so that means the U$A just set the GSR to 31-1, or so...
Got Ag?
I wonder how many of the FR old timers actually bought & held Ag/Au 20+ years ago when a few of us pointed out the eventuality of what’s happening (silver short squeeze, supply shortage)?
Just came back to perhaps help a few patriots that might be out of the loop ~ There are weeks that are like years, months that are like decades...
To point, Trump signed Section 232 on Wednesday, it’s like part two of the National Security Strategy ~ Section 232 Proclamation: U.S. Critical Minerals.
Check out the latest Asian Guy video, released earlier today, it will bring folks up to speed, especially after today’s U$ Mint changes (Eagles to $169 & it wasn’t announced):
https://xcancel.com/AGAsianGuy/status/2012238425680732176
I’ve also noticed that Asian Guy is talking from an American-centric POV, given recent events I betcha Asian Guy is a Trump White Hat Op trying to help MAGA & those paying attention to prepare...
A lot of folks thort Asian Guy was a CCP psyop, but the info is geared to help U$A, not China, besides wouldn’t CCP use a non-asian character if they did it?
Also, I think big banks like JPM were read into the Trump et al. plan unfolding, or maybe it was JPM that came up with it?
The old regime of the FIRE economy is *dead*, probably should have been killed off before it caused so much damage, but now the paradigm has changed.
Now it remains to be seen if City of London is part of the plan, or not.
Equities are going to *crash* & burn, to be replaced by *real* investments in commodities, producers & miners...
It. Is. Different. This Time.
He who panics first, panics best!
P.S. Bitcon is a psyop...
https://no01.substack.com/p/what-is-the-first-rule-of-btc-club
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