Sunday, March 11, 2012

Clarification on the Recent King World News Interview ? Jim ...

Dear CIGAs,

In my interview with Eric King, I was asked what Bert would do in the middle of the conflicting information concerning the ISDA and the size of the situation. My answer was to go flat. You need to recall he was not an off the floor trader, but a market maker type specialist since the time he sat in the window of a gin mill hand signaling his partner trading on the outdoor Curb Exchange which became the American Stock Exchange. He was a businessman and not a gambler. When there was no clear definition of an event he would not accept risk. That does NOT mean sell gold.

In fact Bert held his core personal physical gold position taken in 1968 all the way until 1980. He never sold an ounce of his core position. If he was long or short something was more a matter of what time of day it was since he would be on the right side of his markets, whatever they did. The man traded like a master painted. I am ok, but I do not have his talent. It was rare and unique. It was more an art than a science. He was a born merchant.

Bert, when he retired, lived in Lugano, Switzerland and was a Swiss citizen. He was a guest of the UBS trading department, and spent his retirement trading still. UBS then was the true conservative Swiss banking institution of the grand old tradition. Bert also spoke the language.

One of the nine times he fired me, I asked him why. His answer was simple. He said; "We are in business to make money, not to lose it." It is hard to argue with that. Yes, we drove home together in silence, and ate dinner the same way. Mother was the peace maker. Add to this Mom was an Irish chef. It is no wonder why I still have acid reflux.

Source: http://www.jsmineset.com/2012/03/10/clarification-on-the-recent-king-world-news-interview/

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