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Jared Cummans: Commodity investing has been around for decades, but it was only recently that their popularity has spread to the general public. It is now generally recommended that investors set aside anywhere from 5% to 10% of their capital for a commodity allocation, Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity investing has become increasing popular in recent years as the exchange traded world has opened this once elusive asset class wide open. Still, one of the most effective ways to maintain exposure to your favorite hard asset remains through futures contracts. For the average Read more…
Sam Kirtley: In this article we investigate the 2011 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) silver margin requirement increases and what effect they have had. Margins necessarily need to rise and fall, to ensure there is minimal default risk in the market, but the system the CME utilizes to achieve this has a lot Read more…
Richard Mills: “Silver-denominated notes, reminiscent of turn-of-the-century American silver certificates, are experiencing renewed popularity.” As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Read more…
Jason Simpkins: Gold prices had another record-breaking day yesterday (Monday), with gold for December delivery climbing 2.1% to close at another all-time high of $1,891.90 an ounce on the Comex. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: If you’re still bearish on long-term silver prices, you’d better reconsider your stance. Dollar-denominated Chinese silver futures were scheduled to begin trading on the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange early today (Friday). This development will grant Asian investors direct Read more…
Jack Barnes: For most of the past year, anything involving the U.S. dollar (NYSE:UUP) has been what traders like to refer to as a “one-way trade.” Read more…
Jack Barnes: With the demise of the “silver mania” we’ve seen in the past week, I thought it was time to take a closer look at where silver prices will likely go from here. Read more…
Sean Brodrick: The sell-off in silver is going on, and we aren’t done yet. But where will silver go? Are there better investments in precious metals or in mining stocks? Read more…
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