>a popular way for Eastern Europeans to save and hide wealth Save - I'd not think it's not a popular instrument, and it's hard to buy lots of it. (Technically

>a popular way for Eastern Europeans to save and hide wealth Save - I'd not think it's not a popular instrument, and it's hard to buy lots of it. (Technically you can trade it as forex and the let the position open?). Hide - as in "cash under the blanket": 1) moving cash in the EU is regulated (ie 10k euro), and to do that they'd have to have an account in CHF send money (in any other currency to), and then withdraw in cash. I am not sure how many banks offer CHF accounts outside Switzerland.