Abet Chichi2

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Bank participation in futures markets:
http://www.cftc.gov/dea/bank/deajul09f.htm

3 US banks are short 31.3% of the gold contracts and 2 US banks are short 32.3% of the silver contracts.

Manipulation? What ever gave you THAT idea? LOL

                                                 BANK       BANK       LONG            SHORT           OPEN 
   DATE        COMMODITY                         TYPE       COUNT     FUTURES   %     FUTURES   %     INTEREST

07/07/09 CMX SILVER                             U.S.          2          527  0.5     32,407 32.3     100,376 
                                                NON U.S.     12        7,979  7.9      1,210  1.2 
                                                            ----    --------- ----  --------- ---- 
                                                              14        8,506  8.5     33,617 33.5 
  
  
                                                        
  
 07/07/09 CMX GOLD                               U.S.          3          528  0.1    116,895 31.3     372,985 
                                                 NON U.S.     22       25,425  6.8     36,250  9.7 
                                                            ----    --------- ----  --------- ---- 
                                                              25       25,953  7.0    153,145 41.1