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Katrin Wagner
Head of Investment Content Switzerland
Investment and Options Strategist
Summary: When volatility refuses to calm down, even “high IV” can become a trap. This article explains how different option structures can help navigate SLV when uncertainty keeps getting repriced.
The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is designed to track the price of physical silver, less fees and expenses. Each share represents a fractional interest in silver bullion held by the trust, making SLV a simple and accessible way for investors to gain exposure to silver without dealing with storage, insurance, or physical delivery.
As a result, SLV is often used for several distinct purposes:
Because SLV trades like a stock and has a liquid options market, it attracts both long-term investors and short-term traders. That combination is precisely what makes the options market in SLV so informative — and, at times, so challenging to navigate.