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CAR surged to a record near $850 intraday before closing down 38% (and dipping further in premarket), as options volumes exploded and some brokers tightened margin rules with 100% cash requirements for concentrated positions. The meme-style saga comes amid a tiny float—about 36 million shares—largely controlled by two big shareholders, reviving memories of the GameStop volatility episode.
Silver extended its volatility, sliding about 11% to around $78.3 per ounce as New York futures fell roughly 8% after a brief rebound; the move follows a near-30% drop last Friday and a record rally earlier in 2025. Analysts say speculative flows, leveraged positions and options-driven trading drove the swings rather than physical demand, with higher margin requirements amplifying the unwinds, while gold also declined about 2%.
Silver and gold futures declined sharply after the CME increased margin requirements due to market volatility, following a year of significant price surges driven by supply constraints and industrial demand for silver, and geopolitical fears for gold.
US regulators, through Finra, are proposing to relax day-trading rules by lowering the minimum account balance from $25,000 to $2,000 for retail investors, potentially eliminating the three-trade limit and allowing brokerages to set their own margin requirements, in response to market changes and reduced trading costs.
US regulators are considering relaxing the pattern day trading rule, which currently restricts investors with less than $25,000 in their accounts from frequent trading, by lowering the minimum to $2,000 and allowing brokerages to set their own margin thresholds, aiming to increase retail market participation amid evolving trading practices and technological advancements.