- 24/7 trading in silver commences September 11
- Over $200M traded in weekend sessions for 1-Ounce Gold futures since July 24 launch
CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will expand 24/7 trading to its 100-Ounce Silver futures contract from September 11, 2026, pending regulatory review.
"Silver bridges the precious and industrial metals worlds, acting as a diversifier for investors that responds to both macroeconomic news and real-world demand," said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. "Our retail clients have shown a strong appetite for right-sized gold futures available whenever they need them, so we are now extending that same 24/7 access to help participants manage risk and pursue opportunities in silver."
Since 24/7 trading in 1-Ounce Gold futures launched on July 24, over 53,000 contracts have traded during the newly expanded weekend trading sessions, representing approximately $219 million in notional value and is the largest liquidity pool for weekend trading in Gold futures. Both the 1-Ounce Gold and 100-Ounce Silver futures are designed to be right-sized for retail trading, with a smaller notional exposure.
CME Group offers the world's leading benchmark futures contract for silver. A record $50 billion average notional traded each day across CME Group's silver futures in the first half of the year. 100-Ounce Silver futures launched in February 2026, with 17,800 contracts ADV traded in the first half of 2026. CME Group's metals business set a new record in the first half of 2026, with a total of 1.3 million contracts traded daily driven by precious metals activity, up 55% year-on-year.
100-Ounce Silver futures are financially-settled based on the daily settlement price of the global benchmark COMEX 5,000-Ounce Silver futures contract and are listed by and subject to the rules of COMEX. For more information, please visit here.
