Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1317285, member: 22143&quot;]No.&nbsp; The game that is being played is that people who are holding a short are getting paid off in cash along with a substantial premium added for doing so.&nbsp; During the period where silver ran up to $50/ounce there was a lot of discussion (elsewhere) on how this was almost free money.&nbsp;&nbsp; Buy a short, hold it for delivery, make 130% on the investment.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s high states gambling and if you don&#039;t have a lot of funding, expect to get wiped.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course if you are a bank holding company, you can borrow all the money you want at ~0% from the Federal Reserve which gives you a lot of ability to play this game.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why bother with such mundane things as providing money for industrial development, small business, etc?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in