Silver margin 2010/11

[FriskyCat]

wtf?

I was replying to your outrage over palladium margins. A casual observation that palladium futures have extraordinarily high margins because, uhhhmmm, they are pretty damn volatile.

Compare that to the last 5-6 years of Silver futures volatility.

Bro, let's compare apples to apples.

 

[Overnight]

wtf?

I was replying to your outrage over palladium margins. A casual observation that palladium futures have extraordinarily high margins because, uhhhmmm, they are pretty damn volatile.

Compare that to the last 5-6 years of Silver futures volatility.

Bro, let's compare apples to apples.

You replying to me? I simply posted the latest performance bond requirements on PA.

 

[FriskyCat]

You replying to me? I simply posted the latest performance bond requirements on PA.

ya bro, because you quoted me. That's what the quote feature is for.

 

[Overnight]

ya bro, because you quoted me. That's what the quote feature is for.

I know nothing, except that PA maintenance margin is over 10K now. And neither silver nor palladium has been outrageously volatile compared to RB and HO. It is totally skewed to the unholy bit at this point.

 

[maxinger]

What's strange about it? Exchanges frequently start chasing their tail when volatility explodes higher. In the case of silver, looks like the exchanges were putting the kibosh on what was turning into a very parabolic move (especially in those early days of QE, QE2, QE3, etc). It's really never been the same since.

(Edit: I actually forgot it took out the Hunt Brothers 1980 high's. Certainly wasn't "turning into a parabolic move", it was in a full bore Hunt Brothers parabola)

got it. thanks.
2011 was the record year in terms of volatility.

 

[murray t turtle]

Hi

Does anyone trading silver futures (say SI) in 2010/11 recall how much (full) margin requirements increased when silver rose from $17 (in Aug 2010) to $50 (in Apr 2011)?

Thanks.

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I have a chart of that margin+ price-somewhere.Quite an uptrend in margin + price i recall; really a good idea. WHY ?? Because like RE, the biggest default/repo %% was in homes with less money[ less margin so to speak] .

You also may remember, TWS B, it went down much faster, than up [parabolic stop + reverse] from $50 area, so that's another reason they did that.I also recall , some of the cash dealers recalled how much faster/further the futures raced a head of the cash silver......