Until you realize, that, on the other side of the world, in Shanghai, where physical silver actually has to be DELIVERED, that same commodity is selling for over $123/oz. In a normal market, arbitrage trading would even out the difference, and you could make a fortune, with zero risk. BUT, this is no ordinary market, and actual silver, in significant quantity, isn’t available for delivery, outside of China, and they put severe restrictions on silver exports, as of January 1. Try to buy silver, in the US, and you’re told there is a minimum eight week wait, cuz traders don’t have it. You can buy silver CONTRACTS, which is just paper, but there are over 300 ounces PROMISED, for every ounce available. Worldwide productivity of silver is approximately 800 million ounces/year, and COMEX alone has more than that promised. And then there are the SHORTS, who have been wiped out, and are just the walking dead. Raising margins used to work temporary, but all that does, lately, is just slow d...