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AdvancedMarket Mechanics·
How the Gold Market Actually Works
LBMA, COMEX, ETFs, physical dealers, and the flow of metal around the world. The market mechanics every serious investor should understand.
S. Kovač · Metals Correspondent 3 lessons 20 min total
Course lessons
- 1The LBMA and the London market
The invisible center of the global gold trade.
7 min read - 2COMEX and gold futures
How the futures market prices gold — and where it can diverge from physical.
7 min read - 3Gold ETFs and how the metal actually gets held
What backs a share of a gold ETF — and what does not.
6 min read
About S. Kovač
Precious metals correspondent covering gold, silver, and platinum group markets.
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