Tag: Rapaport

Rapaport Brand Investment Diamonds

The Rapaport Corporation’s Raplab is announcing a new diamond grading report – the Rapaport Investment Diamond Report (IDR). This report will only be available for round brilliant diamonds above 0.50ct that meet very strict guidelines. All diamonds submitted must have…

Rapaport pops the Diamond Bubble

Martin Rapaport published an article calling the actions of the diamond mining companies and banks a Ponzi scheme.  He points out the free-falling sales volume of Debeers. The De Beers November 2014 sight was $527 million, while the November 2015…

Should diamonds be a commodity?

The idea of diamonds trading as commodities has been around for decades. Martin Rapaport proposed a futures market for diamonds with New York Commodities Exchange as early as 1982. Many investment experts believe there is a place for diamonds in…