IC Markets
Gold vs Silver
1:51 · 6 chapters · gold trading series, part 9
What you'll learn
The gold/silver ratio explained, why silver swings harder than gold, and why a silver lot is so much bigger than a gold lot.
Go further with our gold trading guide, size a trade with the free gold lot size calculator, or see these ideas on today's chart in our daily gold analysis.
- Key point 1
- Gold/silver ratio = gold price divided by silver price
- Key point 2
- Rising ratio: gold doing better; falling ratio: silver doing better
- Key point 3
- Silver has precious-metal and industrial demand
- Key point 4
- Standard lots: gold usually 100 oz, silver usually 5,000 oz
- Key point 5
- A 10 cent silver move = $500 on one standard lot
Contract facts from exchange and regulator rules; every price and account size in the video is an example. Education, not financial advice.
The rest of the gold series
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