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2026-05-29 05:57:12
[CME Group Announces Margin Reduction for Gold and Silver Futures Contracts] 1. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) announced on Thursday that, after a routine review of market volatility and ensuring adequate collateral coverage, it has decided to reduce margin requirements for gold and silver futures contracts. 2. According to the announcement, the margin requirement for gold futures contracts with non-high-risk characteristics will be reduced from 6% to 5%, while the initial margin requirement for high-risk characteristics will be reduced from 6.6% to 5.5%. 3. For silver futures, the margin requirement for non-high-risk characteristics will be reduced from 11% to 10%, and the initial margin requirement for high-risk characteristics will be reduced from 12.1% to 11%. 4. In addition, margin requirements for platinum and palladium have also been reduced accordingly. These adjustments will take effect after the close of trading this Friday.
