To limit the risk, Dalio wrote that jewellers should purchase gold-futures contracts designed to rise in value when the price of gold falls.
In order to have a corresponding ounce-to-ounce spread trade in the futures market, a trader who is looking for the spread to narrow would buy two 50-ounce platinum futures contracts and simultaneously sell one 100-ounce gold futures contract.
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Since the CME raised the margin downpayment required of gold derivative traders by one-quarter early in August ( widely reported, but hey, pundits take holidays too) leverage across-the-board in New York gold futures stands at 25-to-1.
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Managed-money accounts piled in gold futures and options, increasing their net-long position to 253, 653 contracts.
Managed-money accounts in the disaggregated report trimmed their net-long gold futures and options positions to 60, 126 contracts.
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When the HKMEx started trading U.S. dollar-denominated gold futures on an electronic platform in 2011, it was seen as an attempt to attract Asia's commodity traders away from established bourses in Chicago and London.
Spot gold prices made solid gains Monday and Comex gold futures are playing catch-up Tuesday morning.
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Managed-money accounts slashed exposure to gold futures and options, decreasing their net-long position to 39, 631 contracts.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Exit Bullish Precious Metals Futures, Options Positions -- CFTC
Managed-money accounts slashed exposure to gold futures and options, decreasing their net-long position to 145, 997 contracts.
FORBES: Speculators Slash Gold, Silver Futures, Options Positions -- CFTC
Managed-money accounts reduced exposure to gold futures and options, decreasing their net-long position to 49, 260 contracts, retreating from the modest gains seen the previous week.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Cut Most Bullish Precious Metals Futures, Options Positioning -- CFTC
One of the bigger stories was the rapid sell-off in commodities Friday, with gold futures leading the way down and off -4.7% on the week.
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Margins are being increased by 19% on Comex 100-troy ounce gold futures contract.
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Those who are bearish on gold prices said the dragging on of talks over the fiscal cliff, falling open interest in the Comex gold futures and profit-taking into the end of the year will continue to keep gold under pressure.
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Managed-money accounts in the disaggregated report added modestly to gold futures and options, increasing their net-long position to 129, 865 contracts.
FORBES: Focus: Speculators Continue To Favor PGM Futures, Options; Modest Interest In Gold -- CFTC
After slashing positions in the previous report, managed-money accounts lightly boosted exposure to gold futures and options in the disaggregated report, increasing their net-long position to 86, 926 contracts.
FORBES: Speculators Buy Up Precious, Base Metals Futures, Options -- CFTC
Or how the head of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee testified about gold manipulation before the Commodity Futures Tradition Commission and the camera conveniently malfunctioned?
Technically, June gold futures see a seven-week-old downtrend in place on the daily bar chart.
Managed-money accounts trimmed their net-long position in gold futures and options to 82, 056 contracts.
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Technically, February gold futures see an 11-week-old downtrend in place on the daily bar chart.
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Technically, February gold futures saw a three-month-old downtrend on the daily bar chart negated Thursday as prices hit a fresh four-week high.
Technically, December gold futures have seen near-term technical damage inflicted recently.
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Dennis Gartman, economist and author of the Suffolk, Virginia-based Gartman Letter, warned that the on-going selloff in gold futures has likely not yet reached an end.
Technically, August Comex gold futures closed near mid-range Thursday.
FORBES: Comex Gold, Silver End Down, but Off Daily Lows; Risk Aversion Prompts Selling Pressure
After significantly building up their net-long positions in gold futures and options contracts on Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange in the past three weeks, speculators completely eliminated those recently established long positions in the latest count of speculative activity from Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Managed-money accounts in the disaggregated report added to gold futures and options for the second week in a row, increasing their net-long position to 107, 496 contracts.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Add Again To Precious Metals Futures, Options -- CFTC
Technically, February gold futures prices closed near mid-range Thursday and hit another fresh nearly three-month low.
FORBES: Comex Ends Lower on Follow-Through Pressure From Wednesday's Drubbing
Technically, June gold futures prices closed near mid-range Thursday and tried to stabilize and consolidate.
Technically, June gold futures prices closed near mid-range Monday and hit a fresh two-week low.
FORBES: Comex Gold Ends Lower, at 2-Week Low, Amid Bearish Outside Markets
Technically, April gold futures prices closed near mid-range Tuesday as the bulls are fading a bit.
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