CME Braces for Potential Gold and Silver Stress with New Margin Rules

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is about to change how risk is priced in precious metals markets—and the implications stretch far beyond a routine technical adjustment. Effective today, January 13, 2026, the CME will shift margin requirements for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures from fixed dollar amounts to percentages of notional value. What the CME’s New Margin Rules Mean for Gold and Silver Traders According to the derivatives marketplace, this move follows a normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage. “As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage…the CME… approved the performance bond requirements…[from]based on a dollar amount…[to]based on a percentage of notional,” read an excerpt in the announcement source: https://beincrypto.com/cme-percentage-precious-metals-margins/