“Market volatility plays a major role in the pricing of options (calls and puts). This is because investors perceive “risk” as volatility and when volatility is low there’s simply less demand from options buyers Read more…
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“Investors have turned to gold for centuries in times of trouble, and as panic over the global financial crisis took hold in late 2008, gold prices started heading up from around $700 an ounce. While panic has abated, fear remains — of inflation Read more…
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“Every piece of economic data will continue to be scrutinized for clues as to whether the private sector is strong enough to cope without the support of the public sector Read more…
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Struggling American Dollar and Increased Demand Are Factors; Regulations May Toughen as Gold Pushes to $1500 in Two Years. The following Read more…
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“As long as the cost of borrowing money is zero, gold will continue to strengthen and the dollar will continue to weaken. Gold is going into strong hands like hedge funds Read more…
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“In particular, gold ETFs that track mining companies have garnered lots of attention by outperforming bullion-backed ETFs like the SPDR Gold(GLD). With all the interest in gold miners Read more…
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Lara Crigger From Hard Assets Investor Writes: With gold now trading above $1,100/oz, many investors are starting to wonder if the fundamentals really support the yellow metal’s seemingly unstoppable Read more…
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(BUSINESS WIRE)–New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global today launched Market Vectorsâ„¢ Junior Gold Miners ETF (ticker: GDXJ) on the NYSE Arca Read more…
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“The gold price continued its advance to new all-time highs, buoying gold mining stocks as investors sought refuge from the potential inflationary Read more…
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Brad Zigler From Hard Assets Investor Writes:Â You’d think last month’s earnings releases would have given a boost to gold stocks, since four of the five components of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM) reporting Read more…
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“Just when all eyes were focused upon China, along came India to spice up the gold market. With this week’s revelation that the International Monetary Fund sold 200 Read more…
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“Jim Rogers, the contrarian investor and author, says gold will hit $2,000 in the next five to 10 years. In a continuation of a conversation with Rogers Read more…
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“As any investor knows, the more there is of something, the lower it is valued. That is the problem with all paper currencies now. Central banks have cranked up the printing presses Read more…
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“Gold set record highs for a second straight session on Wednesday as investors bought the precious metal due to fears the dollar may weaken further, bringing inflation. Bullion has gained nearly 20 percent Read more…
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