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However, with the advent of digital photography, silver now plays a minor role in the industry. Scrap dealers recycle large quantities of photographic film for their silver content. Similarly, jewelry ...

This is the minimum amount which is required to buy "x" number of lots of a particular commodity to trade in futures market.