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CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, has officially launched 24/7 trading for its 100-ounce silver futures contract. The inaugural weekend session cleared more than $15 million in notional value, marking a new chapter of round-the-clock trading in listed precious metals on the back of its earlier gold product launch.
According to CME data, 2,387 100-ounce silver futures contracts changed hands during the first weekend of 24/7 trading, representing over $15 million in notional value. As an asset that carries both precious metal safe-haven properties and industrial metal characteristics, silver’s round-the-clock trading channel allows market participants to manage investment exposure around the clock while hedging supply volatility risks across physical supply chains.
The silver rollout follows the proven success of CME’s 24/7 gold offering. The exchange first introduced 24/7 trading for its 1-ounce gold futures on July 24, 2026. In the month and a half since launch, more than 140,000 gold contracts have traded during weekend sessions, translating to over $600 million in notional value and standing as the world’s largest liquidity pool for weekend gold futures trading.
Both contracts are engineered specifically for retail traders. The 1-ounce gold and 100-ounce silver futures are the smallest precious metals contracts in CME Group’s product suite, operating within a regulated exchange framework while retaining the same monthly expiration structure as standard futures to deliver core supply and demand signals to the market. The 100-ounce silver contract is financially settled against the daily settlement price of the global benchmark COMEX 5,000-ounce silver futures and is governed by COMEX trading rules.
The expansion of round-the-clock precious metals trading is underpinned by a surge in industry-wide demand. In the first half of 2026, CME’s metals business hit an all-time high with an average 1.3 million contracts traded per day, up 55% year-over-year, driven primarily by precious metals activity. Silver futures averaged a record $50 billion in notional value traded daily over the period. Launched in February 2026, the 100-ounce silver contract averaged 17,800 contracts per day in the first half, equal to roughly $130 million in notional value, with market adoption accelerating rapidly.
“Silver sits at the crossroads of precious and industrial metals, and our first weekend of 24/7 trading confirms participants want round-the-clock access to manage both investment exposure and real-world supply risk,” said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. “Following the strong reception to our always-on gold futures, this innovation shows that our retail clients value the combination of right-sized products and 24/7 access across precious metals.”
Amid persistent global economic uncertainty, demand for safe-haven assets continues to strengthen. CME’s sequential launch of 24/7 precious metals contracts serves both to draw new investors into the listed precious metals market and to compete with fast-expanding digital precious metals platforms, which have grown rapidly on the strength of round-the-clock trading and fractional ounce offerings. With silver now formally joining its always-on trading lineup, CME has further rounded out its precious metals product matrix, and the round-the-clock era for global listed precious metals trading is now fully underway.
