eine kleine Gruppe von Tradern aht damit Geld verdient, dass sie Gold Futes in New York geshortet haben gegen rictiges Gold long in London, aber das hat jetzt nicht mehr funktioniert, sie mussten plötzlich echtes Gold liefern,sobald der Contract fällig war, Das wurde langsam nicht mehr möglich wegen der Flugeinschränkungen und auch weil die Barren eine andere Grösse ahtten und eingeschmolzen werden mussten,, Aber die Refineries in der Schweiz haben geschlossen....
www.zerohedge.com/markets/...driving-physical-supply-problems
"...Specifically, as Bloomberg details, at the center of it all are a small band of traders who for years had cashed in on what had always been a sure-fire bet: shorting gold futures in New York against being long physical gold in London. Usually, they’d ride the trade out till the end of the contract when they’d have a couple of options to get out without marking much, if any, loss.
But the virus, and the global economic collapse that it’s sparking, have created such extreme price distortions that those easy-exit options disappeared on them. Which means that they suddenly faced the threat of having to deliver actual gold bars to the buyers of the contract upon maturity.
It’s at this point that things get really bad for the short-sellers.
To make good on maturing contracts, they’d have to move actual gold from various locations. But with the virus shutting down air travel across the globe, procuring a flight to transport the metal became nearly impossible.If they somehow managed to get a flight, there was another major problem. Futures contracts in New York are based on 100-ounce bullion bars. The gold that’s rushed in from abroad is almost always a different size.The short-seller needs to pay a refiner to re-melt the gold and re-pour it into the required bar shape in order for it to be delivered to the contract buyer. But once again, the virus intervenes: Several refiners, including three of the world’s biggest in Switzerland, have shut down operations.
man fragt sich langsam ,was als nächstes kommt,
gestern sind 2 Funds in London aufgelöst worden
www.zerohedge.com/markets/...s-after-bets-volatility-backfire
London-based LMR Partners is shutting down two hedge funds in a bid to supposedly focus more on the firm's main funds. One fund being shut down, the LMR Long Horizon Fund, is being liquidated after "bets on volatility backfired", according to Bloomberg. Which, of course, reminded us of the OptionSellers.com fund blowup that took place after a natural gas short squeeze back in 2018.
The other fund being shut down, the LMR Strategic Equity Fund, was up about 3% this year. There doesn't seem to be an explanation as to why this fund was shut down, though we guess it could be just for liquidity/deleveraging purposes. ..."