| Ag | Periodic table symbol for Silver |
| Au | Periodic table symbol for Gold |
| ASPI | Available Silver Production for Investment |
| CFTC | Commodity Futures Trading Commission- an agency of the US Government that regulates futures and option markets. |
| CME Group | Owner of the COMEX on which much of silver futures are traded |
| COT | Commitment of Traders. A weekly report published by the CFTC that reports on future contract positions by different groups of traders. |
| ETF | Exchange Traded Fund |
| JPM | JP Morgan |
| MA(s) | Moving Average(s), some technical traders heavily use moving averages as trading signals |
| Moz. | Million ounces |
| MSM | Main Steam Media |
| PM | Precious Metal(s) |
| PTB | The powers that be- a phrase used to refer to those individuals or groups who hold authority over particular domains. |
| Silver contract | A futures or options contract controlling 5000 ozs. of silver |
| SLV | The symbol for iShares an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) that is backed by silver |
| USD | U.S. Dollar |
| USG | U.S. Government |
Investing in Silver
