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 |