GOLD INVESTMENT

 There are many ways to buy gold. Different products can be used to achieve a variety of investment objectives.

Investors should consider the options available in their market, the form of investment that is appropriate to their circumstances, and the nature of professional advice they will require.

Deciding how to invest in gold involves reviewing the various gold-related investment products The various gold-related investment products, all of which have different risk and return profiles, liquidity characteristics and fees. Typically, an asset allocation strategy will consider long-term versus medium-term returns, and how gold investment products perform in positive or negative correlation with other assets.

Buying physical gold (bars and coins)

Buying gold-backed ETFs and similar

Physically-backed gold exchange traded funds (ETFs), exchange traded commodities (ETCs) and similar funds account for approximately one-third of investment gold demand. These funds were first launched in 2003 and, as of March 2016, they collectively hold 2,300 tonnes of physical gold on behalf of investors around the world.

Buying into allocated gold accounts

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Buying gold derivatives: futures, forwards and options

Investing in derivatives requires more knowledge of financial securities than other forms of investing and may not be suitable for all investors.

Derivatives trade over-the-counter (OTC) and on exchanges . Derivatives traded on exchanges settle in a central clearing house that matches buyers and sellers. OTC derivatives are bilateral contracts that have more flexible structures but include additional counterparty risk.

Buying gold mining stocks

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Bars and coins

Gold-backed ETFs and similar

Allocated accounts

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Gold derivatives: futures, forwards and options

Gold mining stocks

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Gold Investor October 2018

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The past two decades have seen a radical shift in the world’s axis, as China has become a dominant global force economically, commercially and, increasingly, politically.

Small bars and coins accounted for approximately two-thirds of annual investment gold demand and around one quarter of global gold demand over the past decade. Demand for bars and coins has quadrupled since the early 2000s, and the trend covers both the East and the West. New markets, like China, have been established and old markets, like Europe, have reemerged.

Bullion banks offer their institutional or high net-worth customers allocated gold accounts consisting of gold deposits and resembling currency accounts. The holder of an allocated account is the legal owner of a specific quantity of gold. Bullion banks also offer unallocated accounts. In an unallocated account, a customer does not own specific bars or coins, but has a general entitlement to a set amount of gold. The investor is not the legal owner of any physical gold, but rather is a creditor of the provider.