Asal mein, CME Group ne yeh move tab uthaya hai jab Gold aur Silver prices mein historic girawat aayi hai. Pichle kuch dino mein in precious metals ne decade's ka sabse bada price drop dekha hai, jiski wajah se market mein risk kaafi badh gaya tha. Exchange chahta hai ki sabke paas adequate collateral ho aur koi bada financial risk na aaye.
Yeh margin badhotri Monday se लागू ho gayi hai. Gold futures ke liye standard margin ab 8% hoga, pehle yeh 6% tha. Aur jo high-risk profiles hain, unka margin 6.6% se badh kar 8.8% kar diya gaya hai. Silver futures mein toh aur bhi bada change aaya hai; standard margin 11% se 15% ho gaya hai, aur high-risk margin 12.1% se 16.5% kar diya gaya hai. Platinum aur Palladium futures ke liye bhi margins badhaye gaye hain.
Iska seedha matlab yeh hai ki traders ko ab futures contracts open ya maintain karne ke liye zyada capital deposit karna padega. Chote traders jinke paas kam paisa hai, unke liye yeh naye, bade margin requirements poore karna thoda challenging ho sakta hai, jiski wajah se market mein liquidity kam ho sakti hai. Exchange pehle bhi silver, platinum, palladium ke liye margin badha chuka tha pichle price surges ko dekh kar, ab prices girne par bhi risk management kar raha hai.
Yeh sab tab ho raha hai jab Gold prices ne pichle 80s ke baad sabse bada single-day drop dekha hai. Aise drastic price movements ke time par exchanges hamesha margin levels ko adjust karte hain taaki koi bada systemic risk na ho. Ab yeh dekhna interesting hoga ki yeh badhe hue margin requirements speculative frenzy ko control karte hain ya nahi, aur aage trading volumes aur price discovery par iska kya asar padta hai.