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Six brokers

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The Hunt brothers were using about six brokers, not only Bache.

Losses

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Their losses were more like billions of US dollars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.4.21 (talk) 10:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC) They said that they bought at an average of $15 and they seem to have sold at about $6. They owned about 200,000,000 Troy oz. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.4.21 (talk) 10:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And how much silver did the US Assay Office sell after the peak price in 1980? Robert in Texas 04/07/2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.197.94.96 (talk) 19:30, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

108.197.94.96 should do his own research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.98.54.217 (talk) 12:35, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The exchange rules regarding leverage were changed

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Can anyone say if the rules were changed as a result of the Hunts buying up silver and when exactly the rules changed, and what the change was ? Rod57 (talk) 12:26, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Comex silver futures market introduced a liquidation-only rule in the Jan. of 1980. The Chicago silver futures market had introduced a liquidation-only rule a few months earlier. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.200 (talk) 15:52, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Margin requirements were changed. Read this 98.118.62.140 (talk) 01:03, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Graph

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A graph of the silver price would be interesting, especially if the timing and volume of Hunts purchases and sales could be indicated. Rod57 (talk) 12:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A graph is easy to find. The details of purchases and sales are normally secret. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.181.35.246 (talk) 12:07, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Two graphs are now in the article. Obviously, there are still no details of the brothers' buying and selling. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.109.117 (talk) 16:40, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"all time high"

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I removed the "all-time" in this article because silver has been surpassed today at 49.72 ! WOOT !!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.93.120.239 (talk) 06:26, 25 April 2011 (UTC) The price given in the article, $48.70, was only one of many traded in the Jan. of 1980. I think that there was a trade in Chicago at $52.45 in the Jan. of 1980. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.109.117 (talk) 17:07, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, compensation for inflation would produce a different picture. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.109.117 (talk) 14:14, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hunt Brothers

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Hunt Brothers redirects here. There is a pizza chain called Hunt Brothers Pizza. Should the redirect page become a disambiguation page? --The Vital One (talk) 23:01, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]