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Everything you need to know about silver futures
Where can you buy silver futures?
All silver futures are listed on the Comex (Commodity Exchange Inc.). This exchange is known for its metal futures, particularly gold and silver. Comex is part of the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). CME is one of the largest exchanges in the world.
What silver futures are available?
The standard silver future is popular with large investors. Smaller investors tend to opt for the E-Mini, Micro, or 100 oz. silver future.
| Symbol | Tick | Tick value | |
| Silver Future (5.000 oz) | SI | 0,005 | 25 $ |
| E-mini Silver Future (2.500 oz.) | QI | 0,0125 | 31,25 $ |
| Micro Silver Future (1.000 oz.) | SIL | 0,005 | 5 $ |
| Silver Future (100 oz.) | SIC | 0,01 | 1 $ |
Tip: A tick is the smallest possible price movement. Let's take the micro silver future as an example. If the future is trading at 75.360 $, the next price would be 75.365, then 75.370, and so on. The price can never be 75.361, for example. The value of this tick is set by the exchange at 5 $. If you buy at 75.360 and the value rises to 75.365, your profit is 5 $.
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| How much does an ounce of silver weigh in grams? |
| The abbreviation oz. stands for ounce. An ounce weighs 28.35 grams. The E-Mini Future has half the volume of a standard future. The Micro Silver Future has one-fifth the volume of a standard future. |
| How large is the Micro Silver Future contract? |
| Assuming the price of silver is 75 $. One tick corresponds to 0.005. 200 ticks therefore correspond to 1 point. Since one tick is worth 5 $, one point corresponds to 1,000 $. The Micro Silver has a value of 75,000 $ (= 75 x $1,000). |
| How big is the E-mini silver futures contract? |
| Let's assume that the price of silver is 75 $. One tick corresponds to 0.0125. 80 ticks therefore correspond to 1 point. Since one tick is worth 31.25 $, one point corresponds to 2,500 $. The E-mini silver has a value of 187,500 $ (= 75 x 2,500 $). |
| How much does it cost to trade silver futures? |
| Trading futures is very inexpensive. The commission for purchasing a future is 2.20 $. Customers who trade more than 20 futures per month pay 1.90 $. |
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The advantages of (silver) futures
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Traders can use leverage and utilize their capital more efficiently.
The costs are very low and execution is very fast.
All orders can be viewed in real time in the exchange's order book.
Futures are regulated instruments on regulated exchanges.
The range of futures on offer is very wide, including indices, cryptos, foreign exchange, etc.
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What factors influence the price of silver?
- Silver is used in many industrial products.
- Investor demand is determined by parameters such as inflation expectations, interest rates, risk, a strong dollar, and monetary policy.
- According to CME, there has been a multi-year deficit in silver supply. Mining companies consider silver to be a by-product of copper, lead, and zinc mining. There is a tendency to underinvest in silver mining. New mining projects have experienced significant delays. Increased recycling increases secondary supply and reduces the motivation for risky silver mining projects.
An important difference between silver and gold
Silver is the most conductive metal in the world. About half of global demand for silver comes from industry. The price of silver is therefore more sensitive to developments in the global economy than the price of gold. What is silver used for? Silver is used in solar cells, microchips, electric vehicles, electronics, and the infrastructure of AI data centers.
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The various silver futures offer you, the investor, complete freedom. Transaction costs are exceptionally low. Every order from anywhere in the world is visible in the order book. Orders are executed entirely electronically. It is possible to invest with leverage, meaning you do not need to have the total value in your account.
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WH SELFINVEST S.A., founded in 1998, has a broker license (nr. 42798), a commissionaire license (nr. 36399) and a portfolio manager license (nr. 1806) granted by the Luxemburg Ministry of Finance. The company is supervised by the "Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier". Based on its European passport, the company maintains: a branch office in France (nr. 18943 acpr) which is also subjected to the supervision of the "Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution" (ACPR) and the "Banque de France", and a branch office in Germany (nr. 122635) which is also subjected to the supervision of the "Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht" (BAFIN). In addition WH SelfInvest has a representative office in Switzerland, which is also subjected to the supervision of the "Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority" (FINMA), and, based on the European passport, representative offices in Belgium and the Netherlands, which were notified to the relevant competent authorities in these countries.