Advantages: Silver has monetary property, and the premium of physical silver bars is small, so it can be cashed out according to real-time market quotation. It can be used as an international payment method, and the market quotation is open and transparent.

Disadvantages: it must be carefully and safely kept; If there is no relevant repurchase clause, or if it is an inter-agency repurchase, it is necessary to inspect the goods at the time of sale and bear the relevant expenses; Interest-free income.

(2) Bank notes and silver

Advantages: physical delivery, low investment threshold, simple operation and high capital security.

Disadvantages: no leverage, low capital utilization rate; Only purchase operations can be performed; The transaction cost is high and the investor cycle is long.

(3) Silver futures

Advantages: more inclined to speculative demand; Leverage effect; High liquidity; The price is open and fair; If you don't enter the delivery, you don't need to bear the storage risk of physical silver.

Disadvantages: there are certain trading restrictions; It is a high-risk investment; Need professional investment skills.

(4) Silver ETF

Advantages: ETF is a good choice if investors want to directly invest in physical silver, but don't want to pay insurance, inspection, warehousing and other related expenses. ETF investment is a bit like stocks. Investors can buy 5 ETF shares to own silver bars.

Disadvantages: Since ETF tracks the fluctuation of silver, the value of ETF will follow the fluctuation of silver price. Investors need to have a good analytical ability on the trend of silver. Moreover, from the past trend, the price of silver fluctuates more than that of gold, so the risk is greater.

(6) Silver option

Advantages: speculative demand; Leverage effect; High liquidity; No storage risk; Risk comparison and determination (option fee)

Disadvantages: there are certain trading restrictions, low liquidity and high risk. Investors are required to have professional investment skills.

(7) silver spots

Advantages: the market is in line with international standards, and the influencing factors are transparent; Adopting the "leverage principle", the capital utilization rate is high, and the actual leverage can be adjusted according to the position; Two-way trading, you can buy up or down, as long as the direction is clear, there is a chance to make a profit; T+O trading mode, there is no time limit for trading, and investors can trade countless times a day; There is no time limit for delivery, and it can be postponed. Investors can choose to deliver on the trading day or postpone delivery. The transaction cost is low, and powerful dealers have no other expenses except price difference and delay fee.

Disadvantages: emerging products, investor education needs to be strengthened; Slip points are easy to appear when the market fluctuates violently; China's relevant legislation lags behind.