Suing JPMorgan and the COMEX -- Ted Butler

I’ve had some recent conversations with attorneys who were considering class-action lawsuits regarding a gold price manipulation stemming from reports about the London Gold Fix. I told them that while there is no doubt that gold and, particularly, silver are manipulated in price, I didn’t see how the manipulation stemmed from the London Fix. I wished them well and hoped that they may prevail (the enemy of my enemy is my friend), because you never know – if the lawyers dig deep enough they might find the real source of the gold and silver manipulation, namely, the COMEX (owned by the CME Group) and JPMorgan.
So I thought it might be constructive to lay out what I thought a successful lawsuit might look like, although I’m speaking as a precious metals analyst and not as a lawyer. I’ll try to put the whole thing into proper perspective, including the premise and scope of the manipulation as well as the parties involved.

The first thing I should mention is how unprecedented it is that I’m writing this in the first place. Here I am, directly and consistently accusing two of the world’s most important financial institutions of market manipulation (making sure I send each all my accusations) and I have received no complaint from either. I don’t think that has ever occurred previously. Now I am taking it one step further; presenting a guide for how and why JPMorgan and the CME should be sued for their manipulation of gold and silver (and copper, too).

http://www.silverseek.com/commentary/suing-jpmorgan-and-comex-13038



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Eric Sprott David Morgan - Financial sense newshour 17 March 2012

Eric Sprott and David Morgan Respond to CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton on Silver Manipulation Silver industry experts Eric Sprott and David Morgan take on the silver manipulation controversy





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Ted Butler : Wait for the Silver Shortage to end the Manipulation -- March 20 2014

Instead of simply waiting for the silver shortage to end the manipulation, I thought it advisable to try a new approach that was completely compatible with the real silver story to date. Since I (we) couldn’t get the CFTC to do its job and end the manipulation; why not try a different approach? The truth is that I have long believed that the right civil lawsuit stood a good chance at ending the manipulation before a silver shortage hit. I had high hopes initially that the class-action suit that was filed against JPMorgan for manipulating the price of silver a few years ago might succeed; but it seemed to drift off track and I wasn’t particularly surprised that it was ultimately dismissed. My intent should be clear – I want to see the next lawsuit succeed.
The stakes in a COMEX silver/gold/copper manipulation lawsuit are staggering. Not only is market manipulation the most serious market crime possible, the markets that have been manipulated and the number of those injured are enormous. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that any finding that JPMorgan and the COMEX did manipulate prices as I contend could very well result in the highest damage awards in history. That’s no small thing considering the tens of billions of dollars that JPMorgan has coughed up recently for infractions in just about every line of their business. - Silver analyst Ted Butler: 19 March 2014   -- in the street.com




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There is a shortage of ALL precious metals compared to other metals, that's why they are considered precious. Its just how rare they are at the time. It depends on what one means by shortage. 
Of course, the important question is whether in the future silver will be an industrial metal or a monetary metal. If it is the former then the abundance of supply will be a critical factor impacting the future valuation of the metal. If it is a monetary metal then above ground stocks to flow will be so large that production will be a very small fraction of above ground stocks.
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Experts predict silver shortage in near future

Silver market watchers believe the metal’s dual role as an investment and industrial asset will cause demand to exceed supply in the near future, according to a report by Charlotte McLeod for Silver Investing News.

Andrew Chaning, co-founder of silver exploration and mining company, PureFund, admitted to Silver Investing News: “We’re entering an era where we’re seeing a tug of war between investment demand and industrial demand. I think what people aren’t even considering as a possibility is a potential supply shortage in silver as a result of this squeeze from demand.”

Insiders suggest base metal mine closures (where silver is often produced as a by-product), increasing industrial applications and growing investment demand could force the market into a shortage situation.
http://www.professionaljeweller.com/article-14319-experts-predict-silver-shortage-in-near-future/






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Survey: Is a Silver Supply Shortage on the Horizon?

By Charlotte McLeod

Silver, it seems, is everywhere. The precious metal’s dual role as both an investment and industrial metal means that while it can be bought physically or in paper form by investors, it also has myriad technological and medical applications.

It’s in part because of those many uses that some silver market watchers think at some point — perhaps in the near future — demand for the metal will exceed supply, creating a shortage.

Andrew Chanin, co-founder of the PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF (ARCA:SILJ), is one person who believes that’s what’s in the cards. He told Silver Investing News (SIN) in a recent interview that “we’re entering an era where we’re seeing a tug of war between investment demand and industrial demand. I think what people aren’t even considering as a possibility is a potential supply shortage in silver as a result of this squeeze from demand.”

Speaking to Mining Weekly at the Toronto-based PDAC convention earlier this month, Chanin expanded on that statement, giving three reasons why he thinks a supply crunch is in store for silver. Those reasons are:

    Mine closures: Several base metals mines, said Chanin, are expected to be depleted in the medium term. While that may not sound like a problem for silver, the fact that the metal is often produced by base metals mines as a by-product means their closure could be an issue.
http://silverinvestingnews.com/22041/silver-supply-shortage-deficit-purefunds-etf.html





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Experts predict silver shortage in near future

Silver market watchers believe the metal’s dual role as an investment and industrial asset will cause demand to exceed supply in the near future, according to a report by Charlotte McLeod for Silver Investing News. Andrew Chaning, co-founder of silver exploration and mining company, PureFund, admitted to Silver Investing News: “We’re entering an era where we’re seeing a tug of war between investment demand and industrial demand. I think what people aren’t even considering as a possibility is a potential supply shortage in silver as a result of this squeeze from demand.” Insiders suggest base metal mine closures (where silver is often produced as a by-product), increasing industrial applications and growing investment demand could force the market into a shortage situation.

http://www.professionaljeweller.com/article-14319-experts-predict-silver-shortage-in-near-future/



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