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>I still don't understand how buying physical silver is going to kill any bank.
have you considered the possibility that you simply have a low IQ?
There is a supply deficit for physical silver. The COMEX is used as a mechanism for speculating on the price of commodities, but these contracts that are traded can also be actioned upon and the COMEX is obligated to deliver(provide) the physical quantity of the commodity that the contract underlines.
Typically only a very small percentage of contracts are delivered on(roughly 1%). However - as demand for these commodities increase and fears of a supply deficit grow, more and more contracts are actioned for delivery.
The COMEX acts exactly like a fractional reserve bank, and at any given time, they only hold a fraction of 'assets'(the physical commodity) relative to its 'liabilities'(the contracts for the commodity it has written and has an obligation to deliver upon if the customer desires)
If more and more people buy physical silver, the demand for silver increases, and the supply continues to diminish. This increases the fears of the COMEX being unable to meet its obligations and MORE contracts are actioned for delivery which means the COMEX needs to purchase MORE physical silver to meet its obligations which causes more demand... and so on. This is a negative feedback loop(for them) which inevitably causes the COMEX to break
A run on the COMEX is exactly like a run on a Bank.
Admittedly, the most efficient means of causing a run on the COMEX would be to simply take delivery upon contracts, but this is not viable for retail investors. Retail investors are best buying physical silver they have direct access to.