Thanks for your insight as always Anton. Sure seems like you're on the right track. Timing is getting compressed in so many ways re stocks and the JPMs and SMFI of course.

MIWIL is right...once in a while a little humor can't hurt. You were wondering about a funding source...hot rumor...RK is Angela Merkel's favorite nephew. Apparently she (German public as well) really likes gold for rainy days. Rumor has it that Germany got sideswiped by the cartel boys and much of Germany's swapped gold to the US may not be there any more...and Germany is feverish to get it back somehow...around 1000 to 3000 tons. Das is nein goot!...doesn't matter if it is in ore laying on top of the ground somewhere. Let's see...800,000 0zs is about 25 tons. Hey, every little bit helps!

So Angela phones Barack and does a deal....she will take cash for the gold...already having several gold sources lined up. BO has the Fed printing up $600 billon...so what's a few sheckles here and there? She offers to take SFMI's 25 tons at progressive market spot prices... and throw in a free trip for Rich. He needs to brush up on his German anyway...and an early Christmas present for Rich is already wrapped (Lederhosen mit Octoberfest suspenders). Das es zer gut!

RK arrives later this week with the goodies and a deal is done.

Please folks, I am only kiddng and I hope RK has a good sense of humour.