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Is the Silver Market manipulated?
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Is the Silver Market manipulated?
This is America. Markets are not manipulated. Our bankers are trustworthy.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Good answer! Thank you!
So, that's helpful? It matters?
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Just curious. Is this table for one particular fine or a year’s worth of fines or all fines of a particular infraction?
Thanks!
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"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Thanks again!
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Precious metal prices are manipulated via the futures market. This spot price determines the base price of physical metals. The futures market was created to "stabilize" (control) prices that would otherwise be volatile. For the producers and large consumers of these items (farmers, miners, food producers, etc.) stable prices are important. For governments price control of anything that competes with the ruling currency is equally important. Since governments do not directly participate in the futures market, the bankers that they regulate (keep out of jail) are obliged to do it for them. JPM is their largest player.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
If my memory serves me correctly, most of those fines were mortgage related and not to PM price fixing.
It matters?
This question is akin to asking whether it matters if NSA records everything you say or write and whether it matters if apple or google tracks your location for posterity whether or not you've ever done anything wrong.
It matters in the same way that it matters that the funds in your bank account are now legally considered to be a loan to the bank and that you are considered to be an unsecured creditor, last on the list of claimants if the bank goes under.
It matters in the same way that banks are allowed to profit from the creation of credit on an almost unlimited basis and that there is no accountability in the way that FASB allows bad debt to be counted as an asset on bank balance sheets.
It matters in the same way that gov.com can run up 100s of $trillions in unfunded liabilities for which you and I will necessarily be taxed to cover the deficit, either directly or through price inflation or through default via some as yet undefined mechanism.
It matters in the same way that FASAB has declared government accounting to be a national security issue and has now been made unavailable for public scrutiny so that government debt can't be valued for risk (by pension managers for instance), by any objective financial measurement.
The reason that it matters is because the silver market is based on paper trading and paper trading isn't the same thing as physical bullion in your possession. Other factors will always enter into the equation, such as confiscation orders or windfall profits taxes and the like - but physical metal is accountable when not much else really is.
End of rant.
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Using derrybs logic, we are all manipulated since we've all paid a fine.
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big difference between the guy who gets a speeding ticket and the career criminal banker who pays billions in fines for regularly manipulating markets and ripping off its customers.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Airline companies have paid fines. Is air travel manipulated? How does that matter?
Donald Trump has paid fines. Is he manipulated? How does that matter?
Coin dealers have paid fines. Is the coin market manipulated? How does that matter?
Bullion dealers have paid fines? Is the bullion market manipulated? How does that matter?
Utility companies have paid fines. Is electricity manipulated? How does that matter?
How far do you wish to go on this?
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Does supply and demand get considered in the futures market, and if so, to what extent?
take it as far as you have to for you to admit that PMs are also being manipulated. It matters when any market is manipulated, there are victims to the crime.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
How does it matter what I think?
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What you think does not matter. What you post as reality does matter to those seeking answers, such as the OP.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
COMEX Silver "Market" Dynamics
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
So, if just buy a neat looking chunk of silver and put it in my little lock box, and take it out to look at and heft in a manly fashion every once in a while, and later take a picture and post it here and sell it to one of you, then manipulation of the silver futures market doesn't really matter to me does it?
Except in the abstract sense, in my own mind and yours, that it somehow makes me feel good and right for doing those things with a piece of silver, rather than a seashell or a folding knife.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Please heed your own advice. Your comments are no more valid to to he OP than are mine.
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What happens in the silver futures market only matters to you if value/price of your chunk of silver matters to you.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
What if i have a rather large hoard, accumulation, collection, (whatever) and paid from 5 to 25 with an average of $15, and now they have manipulated the price to... what now? About $15!
Ok, how would any of that be different if there were no manipulation in the "paper" silver market? Might the price now just as likely be lower than higher?
Silver costs about $9/oz to purify from dirt and rocks.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Quid est veritas?
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Ignorance is the breeding ground of manipulation and conspiracy theory
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When Goldman Sachs traders front-run their own clients' trades and refer to these same clients as "muppets", you can be sure that someone is being unethically, illegally (and materially) screwed by manipulation and conspiracy.
I knew it would happen.
The trick is, to get in league with the manipulators.....
Then you win when they do..What a great idea, I must make some calls.... 
Cheers, RickO
The markets are manipulated, at least for short or longer periods of time. Still, the market sets the price, No?
You guys need a hobby...…………………...
I hope the "manipulators" are finished in bringing down the price of AG & AU
Down from where? Gold is the same price it was 5 years ago and the 5 year average price is about 1250.
Hmmmm....today about the same as the 5 year average. Dang those volatile futures!!! Lol
Today.....1295
1 yr ave...1265
2 yr ave...1276
3 yr ave....1273
4 yr ave....1241
5 yr ave....1240
6 yr ave....1253
7 yr ave ...1310
8 yr ave....1353
9 yr ave...1348
10 yr ave...1316
11 yr ave....1277
12 yr ave...1235
Yeah....I think that pretty much ends that volatility discussion.
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The mic drop is side splitting...too funny
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The reason we look at averages is to filter out the volatility.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
That seems reasonable if you include a longer term perspective data based on gold average annual closing prices:
It may reduce volatility, but does not change the fact gold is in an average uptrend priced in USD, or if you prefer the concept that gold "value" is stable, then the dollar value is dropping on average.
50 year average $527
40 year average $633
30 year average $707
20 year average $879
10 year average $1305
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Nah....it's getting old and tiring.
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The number of ounces in my stack isn't all that volatile, but the nominal change in dollar value of my stack seems to be.
Well, actually it's been stable and rising as I've continued to add to it, and I'm quite pleased with the way that the 3 metals balance each other out. My ratio is now about 15/70/15.
I knew it would happen.
While average price remains stable over the years, the unique short term volatility of precious metals (especially silver) have provided great profit opportunity for those who correctly time the volatility using PM ETFs. Thank-you COMEX, knowing price will get hammered when it climbs can make volatility your friend. Short term price volatility is irrelevant to the long term holder of physical PMs. Be aware that there are short term tools to take advantage of volatility.
While gold price is where it was five years ago, the volatility in between offered many profitable opportunities using Precious Metal ETFs. Leveraged ETFs offered greater profit while inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs provided profit in the downturns.
Stale/stable yearly price averages do not mean profits in precious metals were unavailable. Quite the opposite.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
the unique short term volatility of precious metals (especially silver)
Now, when you say "unique", you are saying that there are no other examples of similar volatility. Is this the stance you wish to take?
Please explain how you believe how this is "unique". Thanks in advance.
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5 Reasons Commodities Are More Volatile
You really need to learn how to conduct research.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Well, I prefer when you prove yourself wrong, rather than me having to do it. You may want to read that article, as it demonstrates that volatility is not unique to precious metals, and in fact compares quite favorably the volatility of silver that that of sugar and natural gas.
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I said "unique." I did not say exclusive. Typical example of you changing what someone else says to what you want to hear. LOL.
so, metal futures aren't volatile and their price is not manipulated by the big playas? If you don't think these playas are not profiting greatly from the volatility they create then you need to manage a Burger King instead of other peoples' savings.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Gee, I always thought that If something is unique, it's the only one around,
Nah.....tiresome.
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"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Not only do you see the large holding but you also have folks sitting around table who mark the price by fiat.
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Copper. Don't forget the world Copper production. As Copper production declines the Silver by product is reduced, reducing supply. So Copper has a inverse relation to new Silver supply.
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I don't like silver but come here for my natural gas.
volatility is not unique to precious metals, and in fact compares quite favorably the volatility of silver that that of sugar and natural gas
Much harder for an individual to store sugar & natural gas than to store silver, and neither have ever been used as a monetary medium of exchange, so I don't see the relevance unless you think that futures contracts or ETFs are equivalent to holding physical assets. They aren't equivalent, and I'm not so sure that comparing a measure of volatility for a futures contract or an ETF to physical silver is very valid.
Allowing the trading of contracts without proof of physical ownership undoubtedly contributes to volatility, and the creation of derivative contracts that bet on changes in market volatility is simply more evidence that manipulation is taking place. Lots of sleight of hand and staying a step ahead of the next move, without seeming to be so obvious. Buying physical negates most of that by slowing down the whole process of buying & selling.
I knew it would happen.
"I said "unique." I did not say exclusive" ????????
What makes the Silver market so volatile?