Silver December futures opened at $49.20 per ounce on Monday, November 2, 2026, down 0.2% from Friday's close, and traded at $50.25 by 7:21 a.m. ET. Versus the opening price, silver is down 9.1% over one week and 20.1% over one month, its largest monthly decline since September, and up just 1.6% year over year, the smallest annual gain since the daily series began. The article notes silver's year-over-year growth was 173.3% on May 14. It also explains options for investing in silver: physical bullion and coins, which involve storage, security, insurance and dealer markups, and silver ETFs, which trade through brokerage accounts but may be taxed as collectibles and carry expense ratios.
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| Sector | Real-world assets |
| Market cap | $1.7B |
| Close on 11/01/2026 | 3,910.91 |
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| Sector | Real-world assets |
| Market cap | $3.1B |
| Close on 11/01/2026 | 3,893.72 |
| Change that session | +0.36% |
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| Market | Gold |
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| Close on 10/30/2026 | 3,875.51 |
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