The investment in physical gold is very common in China, and the love and investment of "Chinese aunts" in gold bars is also very common. At present, the trading varieties of physical gold are Au99.99 and Au 100g, the quotation method is RMB/gram, and the minimum trading volume is 100g. Physical gold can effectively resist currency depreciation and inflation.
However, because physical gold needs to be held for a long time to achieve certain results, and the requirements for extraction and storage are strict, the general physical gold investors will rent a bank safe deposit box.
2. Paper gold
Paper gold is a kind of personal voucher gold. Investors don't need to trade gold in kind, they just need to grasp the international gold price trend, buy at a low price and sell at a high price to make a profit.
Because it is provided by banks, ordinary investors will choose paper gold, but paper gold has no function of preserving value and can only be traded in one direction, with little room for profit; Moreover, there is no leverage and the cost is high.
3.gold T+D
Gold T+D is the most popular personal gold speculation method at present. Because it is a margin trading, it greatly saves the investment cost of investors. Its biggest feature is two-way trading, that is, both bullish and bearish can have the opportunity to make money, and the trading time and investment strategy are very flexible.
3. Gold futures
There are many similarities between gold futures and gold T+D. They are also leveraged transactions, which can be bought up or down. However, gold futures positions have a time limit and must be delivered at maturity, otherwise they will be forced to close their positions or deliver them in kind. To a certain extent, it limits the investment flexibility of investors, and gold futures are more suitable for professional investors to invest.
4. Spot gold
Spot gold is an international investment product, which is an investment and financial management project formed by gold companies establishing trading platforms and conducting online transactions with market traders in the form of leverage ratio. It is often called spot gold and is the largest stock in the world.