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E-mini Silver futures provide direct exposure to global silver pricing with a smaller-sized contract than standard silver futures. They offer opportunities for portfolio diversification, as well as:

  • Access to a highly liquid metals market
  • The benefits of central clearing, including guaranteed counterparty credit and segregation of customer funds
  • Price transparency, giving all market participants equal access while maintaining anonymity in all bids and offers

Things to know about the contracts:

  • One-fifth the size of the standard silver futures contract – 1,000 troy ounces
  • Cash-settled
  • Trade solely on the CME Globex electronic trading platform, around the clock, around the world

About Silver
Silver has attracted people’s interest for thousands of years. In ancient times, silver deposits were plentiful on or near the earth's surface. Relics of ancient civilizations include jewelry, religious artifacts, and food vessels formed from the durable, malleable metal.

In 1792, silver assumed a key role in the United States monetary system when Congress based the currency on the silver dollar, and its fixed relationship to gold. Silver was used for the nation's coinage until its use was discontinued in 1965.

Newly mined metal provides most of the needed supply, and Mexico, the United States, and Peru are the primary producers. Secondary silver sources include coin melt, scrap recovery, and dishoarding from countries where export is restricted. Secondary sources are particularly price sensitive.