What moves silver
Silver is part monetary metal, part industrial input — electronics, solar panels, brazing — so it reacts both to the forces that move gold and to the industrial cycle. It is usually more volatile than gold.
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Silver in U.S. dollars per troy ounce, the SLV exchange-traded trust that holds it, and exactly which prices we are allowed to show you. No price appears here without a source that permits it.
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Understanding silver
Reading the SLV proxy
The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) holds physical silver and values it from the LBMA Silver Price. Its 0.50% annual fee reduces the silver behind each share over time; it split 10-for-1 on July 24, 2008.