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<p>[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1726399, member: 30574"]No, the deck is not stacked against the small silver investor, but I would say if you "think" like a small investor, you are doomed. For example, would a big silver investor pay a 20% - 25% premium for silver? I don't think so, but so many folks did just that when AU dropped to $22. All you needed to do was wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>A big silver investor would have known that it was not a once in a lifetime opportunity and would have been patient. Of course, the "small" investor got a lot of bad info from the sources he was reading. Do you think that the large investor reads Silver Doctor.com? No he does not, he knows that is biased BS from folks with strong connections in the bullion industry. </p><p><br /></p><p>A large silver investor is also not afraid of some paper silver. He knows the huge advantages of paper silver such as, very low spread, no insurance costs, no storage costs. The small thinking investor believes the scares tactics and will not take advantage of these benefits, but all it takes is $2000 for an Ameritrade account and you are on the exact same playing field as the big boys.</p><p><br /></p><p>The large silver investor also knows about valuations and it is not ALWAYS a good time to buy. There was so much talk about the Goldman short and how the small investors were sure it was manipulation. The fact is, it was just some smart guys, knowing the valuation of Silver was too high, and taking advantage. The small investor could have taken advantage of this also with the same Ameritrade account that only costs $2000 to open. It only costs 11 bucks a trade to short SLV and you can play like the big boys.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1726399, member: 30574"]No, the deck is not stacked against the small silver investor, but I would say if you "think" like a small investor, you are doomed. For example, would a big silver investor pay a 20% - 25% premium for silver? I don't think so, but so many folks did just that when AU dropped to $22. All you needed to do was wait. A big silver investor would have known that it was not a once in a lifetime opportunity and would have been patient. Of course, the "small" investor got a lot of bad info from the sources he was reading. Do you think that the large investor reads Silver Doctor.com? No he does not, he knows that is biased BS from folks with strong connections in the bullion industry. A large silver investor is also not afraid of some paper silver. He knows the huge advantages of paper silver such as, very low spread, no insurance costs, no storage costs. The small thinking investor believes the scares tactics and will not take advantage of these benefits, but all it takes is $2000 for an Ameritrade account and you are on the exact same playing field as the big boys. The large silver investor also knows about valuations and it is not ALWAYS a good time to buy. There was so much talk about the Goldman short and how the small investors were sure it was manipulation. The fact is, it was just some smart guys, knowing the valuation of Silver was too high, and taking advantage. The small investor could have taken advantage of this also with the same Ameritrade account that only costs $2000 to open. It only costs 11 bucks a trade to short SLV and you can play like the big boys.[/QUOTE]
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