The trade in precious metals offers investors primary market, secondary market and safe haven investment. London Gold Exchange price per physical troy ounce establishes the associated value market index for all precious metals pricing. Market placing of gold assets depends on type of investment product and exchange contract.
Precious metals trading in gold, copper, silver, platinum, and zinc in the past several years has offered investors optimum earnings in both safe haven and securities exchange. During times of economic uncertainty, precious metals are highly sought after assets. In 2014, the demand for both physical precious metals, and associated value in equity and securities contracts will continue to be robust.
The Calculus of Global Demand
Emerging market demand for physical precious metals assets in gold bullion, coins, and raw and processed copper, silver, platinum, and zinc materials for manufacturing in national markets such as China and India has led to global investor advantage as the drive for exports to those countries has risen. Coinciding with export demand is the innovation in primary and secondary precious metals investment products.
With valuation stable and trading high in precious metals, the opportunity to profit from precious metals exchange. The unique fact about precious metals trading, associated value and market placement is that the treasury divisions of commodity groups and capital market firms listing producing firms and their securitized interest all apply the London Gold Exchange standard to the pricing of precious metals and related investment products.
Diversification in Precious Metals Assets
Equity trading is method of maximizing spreads in a portfolio, by investing in secondary market assets connected to the trade in precious metals assets. Unlike physical precious metals trading, where safe haven assets maintain value with little opportunity for profit, the earnings from equity trading spreads enable investors to optimize earnings while avoiding the higher risk of securities investment. Initial public offerings (IPO) by mining and precious metals processing firms, offer investors more exposure and potential for short term profits.
Options and futures speculation in precious metals assets through investment in these profit maximizing, derivatives contracts require knowledge of ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ operations, as well as market analysis to yield the highest profits on the precious metals market. The trade in precious metals options and futures securities contracts hedges on volatility. Leverage the most from the precious metals market with options and futures trading.
Associated value and market placement of precious metals assets has never been better. Invest in precious metals options and futures, for the most capital gain on the commodities market.
Information Credit to Federal Metals Inc, a Calgary copper recycling company.