Letter from CEO - Capital Asset

- COPPER, Cu
- Trading in the copper market is just about as old as civilization itself. Copper coins and artifacts date back to early Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures where it was valued for its attractive red luster, its malleability and, as affirmed by its survival in ancient monuments, its resistance to corrosion. Click to read our Copper Market Summary > >
- LEAD, Pb
- This base metal was discovered in pre-history and has had innumerable uses down through the ages. Click to read our Lead Market Summary
- NICKEL, Ni
- Of all the base metals, none offers more diversified uses than nickel. Click to read our Nickel Market Summary > >
- TIN, Sn
- Tin is often referred to as the "survivor metal". Click to read our Tin Market Summary >>
- ZINC, Zn
- Zinc is commonly mined as a co-product with lead and both metals can depend on growing core markets for their consumption: lead in its use in batteries and zinc on galvanizing. Click to read our Zinc Market Summary > >
- GOLD, Au
- For thousands of years, gold has been a storehouse of value, medium of exchange, a standard for government-issued paper currency and the most highly prized metal for jewelry items. Click to read our Gold Market Summary > >
- SILVER, Ag
- In the Anglo-American world, silver's use as a monetary standard dates from 800 AD, and significantly predates that of gold. Click to read our Silver Market Summary > >
- PLATINUM, Pt
- One of the many attractions of platinum is its scarcity and its use in both jewelry and automotive systems. Click to read our Platinum Market Summary > >
- PALLADIUM, Pd
- Lightest and lowest-melting of platinum metals. This gray-white metal element occurs alloyed with platinum and iridium in Brazil, Colombia, and South Africa. Click to read our Palladium Market Summary > >
- ALUMINUM, Al
- This metallic element is the most abundant in the earth's crust but is found only in combination with other ores, chiefly in bauxite. Click to read our Aluminum Market Summary > >

A Note from Our CEO

The investment world has experienced significant changes in recent years. Investors have met those changes by creating new investment and risk-management instruments.

At the same time, the market for corporate bonds and sovereign debt instruments continues to expand worldwide, and price transparency is becoming available to all. Pension plans and mutual funds have grown out of all recognition as their investment appetites span the globe and participate in all forms of traditional investments – equities, bonds, and real estate.

Yet commodities remain an enigma.

Commodities and commodity markets have always been somewhat of a mystery not only to the investing public but often to the institutional investment sector as well. Historically, the capital markets and equity markets have been separated from the commercial world trade in commodities.

Other than the specialized areas of commodity trade finance and the shares of commodity producing, trading and manufacturing companies, there are few ways of participating in a direct exposure to individual commodities. Still, modern portfolio theory indicates the need for diversification, across both the risk/volatility spectrum and uncorrelated asset classes.

Traditionally, a trader seeking an exposure to commodities has had to invest in such instruments as mining, plantation, or agribusiness shares—or participate in funds that cover a spread of commodity-related activities. Alternatively, it has been possible to trade in derivative instruments or leveraged contracts that are invariably for future delivery and traditionally considered to occupy the highest end of the risk spectrum.

What if investors could participate directly in the commodity markets? What if you could own the underlying asset itself either on a fully or partly paid basis? What if you could hold the asset for as long as you wanted or sell it as desired?

Capital Asset Group and its affiliates allow investors to do just that. I am pleased to be associated with a company, based in the United States , United Kingdom, Spain and the UAE, that brings physical commodities within the reach of qualified traders in a clear, concise, and professional manner. Buying and selling physical commodities carries significant risk. Please read all agreements and disclosure materials carefully before you invest.

I wish you every success trading in these exciting markets

Sincerely,
Fred S. Konigsberg
Chief Executive Officer

Clients should note the following: Trading physical commodities is highly speculative and very risky; the vast majority of investors have lost money trading commodities. Capital Asset and its introducing brokers and affiliates are not regulated by a United Kingdom regulator such as the Financial Services Authority. Customers will have no recourse to UK statutory complaints procedures and compensation schemes.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. If the particular market in which you invest does not move in your favor, you could lose all or part of your deposit. Clients have a negligible chance of making an overall profit if they always reinvest the proceeds of transactions in new transactions. Therefore, they should always consider withdrawing a substantial percentage of any profitable transaction so as to limit their overall exposure to the markets. Please read disclosure materials carefully before you send money or initiate your first trade.

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