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Comment for Sunshine Act Sunshine Act Meeting: March 25, 2010

  • From: Stephane Delaunay
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    Comment No: 21760
    Date: 4/9/2010

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    stephane delaunay
    Friday, April 9, 2010 3:24 PM
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    stop the fraud
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    PLease STOP the fraud, we now know that you are covering a fraud of unimaginable proportions, this will end badly. PLease
    enforce the LAW that WE pay you to enforce.
    Sincerely
    S. Delaunay, MD
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    The reaction to the CFTC meeting on March 25 continues to be great in precious
    metals circles. More commentary has been generated by this meeting than even
    I expected. The hearing brought to the forefront the most important issues in
    silver, namely, position limits, concentration and the allegations of manipulation
    on the short side. This is great news for silver and gold investors, as it promises
    to finally expose and remedy the 20-year downward manipulation in silver.
    The hearing and the attendant commentary bring us to an important juncture -
    what to do now? To properly address this question it is important to understand
    what brought us this far. What precipitated the CFTC hearing was the simple
    fact that many hundreds of you wrote to the Commission over the past year or
    so about the specific issues discussed at the meeting. Without you writing to the
    Commission, there would have been no public meeting. Therefore, the answer
    to what to do now is obvious - you must write to them again. This time, the
    Commission is actively seeking your comments for inclusion in the public record.
    I can't emphasize how important it is that you write to the CFTC. I will provide
    you with instructions for how to do so, and even a sample letter. First, I will
    remind you that our success wasn't just due to the fact that so many of you had
    written to the Commission. More importantly, you wrote to them about the
    substantive issues concerning position limits and concentration in COMEX silver
    and gold. These are the issues that the Commission has indicated it is interested
    in, and these are the issues we must stick to now. I promise you that if
    legitimate speculative position limits are established in COMEX silver futures and
    the big shorts are not allowed to circumvent those limits, the silver manipulation10-005
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    is important that you not wander too far afield in what you are asking the
    Commission to address, either because it is out of their jurisdiction or by making
    comments on unsubstantiated allegations. This will lessen the impact of what
    must be done. For example, many have recently written to me concerning
    allegations that there are 100 ounces of paper gold issued for every ounce of
    real gold that exists. The evidence indicates this is simply not true. There are
    many times more ounces of real gold than paper gold. The entire gold open
    interest at the COMEX, one of the largest markets in the world ([ think the
    largest), equals 50 million ounces, and that includes all sorts of spreads that
    overstate the total amount of this paper gold. There are 2 billion ounces of gold
    bullion in the world, perhaps 3 billion ounces (out of a total of 5 billion gold
    ounces in all forms), so there are 40 to 60 times more ounces of gold bullion
    than the gross open interest on the COMEX. It is true, however, that there are
    more paper ounces of silver in the world than silver bullion; but not by 100
    times, maybe by 1 to 3 times. This includes pool accounts and silver bank
    certificates. No other commodity has paper obligations greater than what exists
    in the world. But neither would [ raise this issue with the Commission in your
    comments at this time.
    My advice is not to bring up unproven assertions and matters outside the
    Commission's jurisdiction. Stick to the bedrock issues that brought about the
    hearing in the first place; silver position limits, exemptions to those limits and
    concentration. Ask the Commission to do what is within their power to do. Keep
    it simple and direct. By all means be professional and courteous. You are asking
    the CFTC to do something that is vital for the markets and in the interest of the
    American public. But above everything else, write to them. Do not think for a
    moment that your voice will not be heard. Your voice has already been heard
    and acted on; it will be heard and acted on again, but only if you write to them.
    This is not complaining; this is about doing something important. It will take a
    few moments, won't cost you anything, and promises to make a profound
    difference. How many better proposals have you been offered today?
    The last time there was a public comment period, unfortunately, [ gave you only
    one day's notice. Still, hundreds of you took the time to write and have your
    comments published on the public record. This time, you have until April 26. But
    please don't procrastinate; get your comments in now. You will make a
    difference.
    Here's the sample letter, followed by the mailing instructions, both email, postal
    and fax. Feel free to copy it as is, or customize it as you see fit.
    Dear Sir;
    Thank for the opportunity to comment on the issue of position limits for precious
    metals. Please establish a speculative position limit in COMEX silver of no more
    than 1500 contracts. Please restrict any hedging exemptions from those limits
    to legitimate hedgers. Please stop the levels of concentration in COMEX silver
    futures that have been experienced over the past few years on the short side of
    the market.
    Sincerely,
    Email -
    [email protected]
    Postal - Secretary of the Commission
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    Three Lafayette Centre
    1155 21
    st
    Street NW
    Washington, DC 20581
    Fax - 202-418-552110-005
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