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[rayrohn]

i am going to post from this link

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-05/whats-point-hiding-it-any-longer

What's The Point Of Hiding It Any Longer?
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/06/2014 10:02 -0400


Compare and contrast.

From the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 2012 10-K:

Customer Base



Our customer base includes professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, major corporations, manufacturers, producers and governments.

And from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 2013 10-K:

Customer Base



Our customer base includes professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, major corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments and central banks.

And there you have it, but in case anyone is still confused, here is some more:

"Cluster Of Central Banks" Have Secretly Invested $29 Trillion In The Market
Bank Of Japan Plunge Protection Team Goes Into Overdrive, Buys Most ETFs Since 2010
It's Settled: Central Banks Trade S&P500 Futures

At this point why even pretend there is a "market"? The "market", and by "market" we mean stocks - it has long been known that central banks actively trade bonds, FX and commodities - is whatever central banks say it is.

There is 3 more links if u go to the link

And there you have it, but in case anyone is still confused, here is some more:

"Cluster Of Central Banks" Have Secretly Invested $29 Trillion In The Market
Bank Of Japan Plunge Protection Team Goes Into Overdrive, Buys Most ETFs Since 2010
It's Settled: Central Banks Trade S&P500 Futures