Updated Silver Lawsuit Identifies Morgan Trading Mechanisms, Traders, “Spoof” and “Fake” Trades

An updated complaint in the class-action lawsuit against JPMorganChase alleging manipulation of the silver futures market, filed this week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, details the mechanisms of the manipulation and some of the traders executing it.

According to the updated complaint:

– MorganChase already had a large short position in silver when it acquired another large short position upon the investment house’s acquisition of the failed New York brokerage Bear Stearns in 2008. This, the complaint says, gave MorganChase hugely disproportionate influence in the silver market.

– MorganChase used “fake” and “spoof” trades to manipulate prices downward, particularly in advance of contract expiration dates, when MorganChase held put options, which became more valuable as the price of silver was driven down.

[link to sgtreport.com]