Understanding silver
Silver is a historically significant and industrially essential metal whose price reflects global demand, supply dynamics, and its role as a cost-effective hedge for traders.
Silver trading overview
Silver is a widely traded precious metal valued both as a safe-haven investment and for its practical industrial applications. Mined for over 5,000 years, silver has historically been used in coins, jewellery, ornaments, and utensils, and was tied to the US monetary system as early as 1792.
Today, it remains essential in modern industries, including electronics, solar energy, and photography, due to its high electrical and thermal conductivity. Its price is influenced by industrial demand, supply from key mining regions such as Mexico and Poland, and broader economic conditions.
More volatile than gold, silver is accessible to a wide range of traders because of its lower entry cost, and it is often used to hedge against inflation, deflation, or currency devaluation. Silver can be monitored in real time using a live chart and traded via spread betting or CFDs.
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Instrument | Spread | Margin | Contract | Trading Hours |
Gold (per 0.1) | 4 | 5% | Rolling | Sunday from 22:01 - Friday to 20:58 |
Gold (per 0.1) (Variable Spreads)* | From 3.6 | 5% | Rolling | Sunday from 22:01 - Friday to 20:58 |
Gold / Silver Diff | 8 | 5% | Rolling | Sunday from 22:01 - Friday to 20:58 |
Silver | 3.5 | 10% | Rolling | Sunday from 22:01 - Friday to 20:58 |
Silver (Variable Spreads)* | From 2.6 | 10% | Rolling | Sunday from 22:01 - Friday to 20:58 |
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Trading silver involves speculating on the price movement of the precious metal without taking ownership of it. You’re able to open a long (buy) position if you predict the price will increase in value, or a short (sell) position if you predict the price will decline in value.
Silver is traded on margin using leverage, allowing you to gain greater market exposure with only a small amount of capital, known as margin.
Silver opens on a Sunday at 22:01 and trades until Friday at 20:58 (GMT +1), with a daily trading break between 21:00 – 22:01.
On Trade Nation, leverage levels for UK retail clients vary by market, in line with regulations:
- Forex: up to 30:1
- Gold: up to 20:1
- Indices: up to 20:1
- Stocks: up to 5:1
- Bonds: up to 5:1
- Oil: up to 10:1
- Other commodities: up to 10:1
Leverage allows you to gain full market exposure with a smaller upfront margin, but it also increases risk. Losses can exceed your initial deposit, so it’s important to use risk-management tools such as stop losses when trading CFDs on Trade Nation.
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All trading costs are built into transparent, fixed spreads, so you know your costs upfront with no hidden fees or surprise charges.
For cash (rolling) CFD positions held overnight, a low-cost financing charge may apply after the market close:
Long positions: the relevant interbank rate plus 2.5%
Short positions: if the interbank rate is below 2.5%, a net charge applies; if it’s above 2.5%, you may receive a credit
Futures-based CFDs are not subject to overnight financing.
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