on the possible reaction by the regulators, assuming the threat is that these 'are' actual users of silver who may have a vested interest in calling forward volumes of delivery contracts at comparatively low prices.

a) foreign accounts - to what degree would a foreign trader of COT expect to be bailed out by the US regulators - ie 'could' they be expected to be bailed out if offshore, they fall outside the scope of the regulators ?

b) Maybe they could put a limit on the no of contracts that could be converted into physical delivery (as opposed to paper trading) ?