When the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week announced its March 25th public hearing on precious metals position limits, Chairman Gary Gensler may have signaled the end to an “unprecedented concentration of silver on the short side,” according to noted silver analyst, Ted Butler.
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 26, 2010 -- When the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week announced its March 25th public hearing on precious metals position limits, Chairman Gary Gensler may have signaled the end to an “unprecedented concentration of silver on the short side,” according to noted silver analyst, Ted Butler.
In a posting on www.silverandgoldcoinblog.com, Butler wrote: “This public meeting is another step towards the possible resolution of silver manipulation. Hopefully, it will garner enough attention that it will encourage others to consider the issues at hand objectively.”
Butler said he has long contended that a number of concentrated short positions in silver in COMEX have artificially depressed the price of the precious metal. His data indicates the largest silver short contract owner is New York investment bank, J.P. Morgan, which holds approximately 40% of silver’s short position on the COMEX exchange, or 200 million ounces. Butler contends this short position is contributing to silver’s below market price.
“(Next) month’s meeting will be part of our ongoing look into how the Commission regulates futures and options markets on commodities of finite supply,” Chairman Gensler said in a statement. “Our July and August hearings on energy futures and options markets were very informative. We look forward to again hearing from interested members of the public on the important metals markets.”
Adds Butler, “Let’s openly discuss the price impact that a short position equal to 25% or 30% of annual mine production (has) on the price of any commodity. That’s the promise that the upcoming hearing holds – clarification.”
The CFTC hearing takes place at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 25 and will be open to the public and webcast via the Internet. An audio of the meeting will be available via a listen-only conference call.
For the complete text of Butler’s remarks, visit the Investment Rarities’ “Pedal to the Metals” silver and gold blog at www.silverandgoldcoinblog.com
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