Forgotten Fortunes Editorial · Article Discussion
Read the original research: How the Hunt Brothers Cornered the Silver Market and Triggered Silver Thursday (1980)
Story overview: After Libya nationalized their Sarir oilfield in 1973, Texas billionaires Nelson Bunker and William Herbert Hunt amassed over 100 million ounces of silver and massive futures positions, driving prices from $9 to $50 per ounce before exchange position limits and Federal Reserve credit tightening triggered the Silver Thursday crash of March 27, 1980.
Discussion question: What role did the commodity itself play compared with speculation and financing?
Have a different interpretation? Share the evidence and explain why.
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