A Micro Silver futures contract (Ticker: SIL) is a CME‑traded commodity futures agreement that represents 1,000 troy ounces of silver, offering a smaller, more accessible way to participate in the silver market. Designed to require a lower capital commitment than standard silver futures, SIL contracts provide highly liquid exposure to price movements with granular risk control via smaller tick values and scaled margin requirements. These features make Micro Silver futures suitable for both disciplined short‑term trading and strategic longer‑term positioning as part of broader metals or hedging strategies.
Micro Sliver
SIL
CME
1,000 troy ounces
Sunday–Friday: 5:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT (Daily break: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT)
0.005 per troy ounce = $5.00
Monthly contracts listed for 26 consecutive months and any Jul and Dec in the nearest 60 months.
Deliverable
Day Trading Margins
Overnight Margins
Other contracts can be found on our margins page.
Source: CME
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