For example, it might buy platinum and sell silver, or buy a thirty-year U.K. bond and sell a ten-year bond.
The net length of large speculators also fell for silver, platinum and copper.
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This is typical of the many physically backed ETFs already in existence for gold, silver and platinum group metals.
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The same applies to ETFs that trade or hold gold, silver or platinum.
Some of those have a relatively high concentration of gold, silver and platinum.
Interest exploded, with new ETFs also created for silver and platinum group metals, and some including a combination of metals.
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While gold has risen 300% since 2000, silver and platinum, which also have industrial uses, are up around 200% each.
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To create the metal rubber, layers of non-conducting polymers are alternated with layers of metal ions, such as gold, silver or platinum.
This means that you cannot take advantage of normal capital gains tax rates on investments in ETFs that invest in gold, silver or platinum.
Silver and platinum group metals could still suffer further losses, especially if investors focus on their industrial nature, rather than any safe haven quality.
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As of late morning in New York, all four of the precious metals and all six of the base metals were sharply lower, with losses around 1.5% or more for silver, platinum, palladium, copper, nickel and tin.
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Besides wondering what to expect in the way of future prices, participants will be looking for guidance on what this might mean for physical demand, as well as the outlook for industrial demand, especially for the more industrial precious metals such as silver, platinum and palladium.
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That would be supportive for industrial metals like silver, the platinum group metals and copper.
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Meanwhile, the net length continued to decline for silver and the platinum group metals.
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Perhaps a better argument can be made for other scarce metals: platinum, say, or silver.
Rises in net long positioning by speculative traders were also seen in silver and the platinum group metals.
Reductions in net-long positions were seen in silver and the platinum group metals, while speculators massively increased their net-short position in copper.
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The concerns that industrial use of silver and the platinum group metals caused speculators to exit positions in those markets, TD Securities said.
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Silver and the platinum group metals were also weaker with gold.
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Some sessions will focus specifically on silver and the platinum group metals, including future trends in off-road engine demand for platinum and pressures faced by producers.
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Meanwhile, other precious metals with industrial ties such as silver and the platinum group metals have faltered as investors move from risk and from concerns about reduced global growth increase amid disappointing economic data.
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In the weekly commitments of traders data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, speculators continued to add to long positions not only in gold, but also in silver and the platinum group metals when looking at data for futures and options combined.
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Meanwhile, the net length of these accounts also fell for palladium, but rose for silver, copper and platinum.
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Support for silver and for the platinum group metals, comes in part to hopes of the U.S. economy can stay on its moderate growth path.
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Coverage will be classified as bronze, silver, gold or platinum.
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Metals prices ended mixed during the reporting window of Oct.9, with gold, silver and copper prices down and platinum group metals higher.
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However, the losses in platinum so far Wednesday exceed that of gold, silver and the base metals.
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