# Shanghai Futures Exchange

China’s Only Silver Futures Fund Plunges 31.5% in One Day as Retail Arbitrage Unravels

Guotou-UBS’s silver LOF plunged 31.5% in a single day after the manager revalued domestic Shanghai silver futures positions by reference to international prices, creating a rush of limit-down selling and exposing a socially-driven retail arbitrage bubble. The fund — China’s only public vehicle tracking silver futures — faces possible further limit-down sessions as investors try to escape a crowded position.