tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post3776011230286364149..comments2023-09-24T08:04:06.909-04:00Comments on FSK's Guide to Reality: Gold Futures Margins RaisedFSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-45908065860471719392011-08-12T23:53:49.407-04:002011-08-12T23:53:49.407-04:00Actually, if you read the fine print of a futures ...Actually, if you read the fine print of a futures contract, the exchange has the right to suspend physical delivery and force cash settlement.<br /><br />If that happened, the "real" price would deviate from the "official" price.<br /><br />You were able to see that somewhat in Q4 2008. The "official" price of gold was low, but many coin dealers had no inventory.FSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-54476603405394133962011-08-12T13:55:16.675-04:002011-08-12T13:55:16.675-04:00But at some point won't they run out of tricks...But at some point won't they run out of tricks?<br />Will trading simply be suspended at that point and gold assigned a fixed value?<br />Would there then be a grey market in the true value of precious metals?dcnoreply@blogger.com