The gold market is a market with gold as the trading target, and gold trading does not involve the securities field, so it does not belong to the securities market. However, the gold market is sometimes classified as a commodity market, but it is usually regarded as an independent financial market because of its special nature.

China's gold trading market mainly includes the following types:

1. Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE): Established in 2002, it is a state-level gold trading market approved by the People's Bank of China and approved by the State Council, and is the core institution of the China gold market. Shanghai Gold Exchange provides spot and futures trading of precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum. Participants mainly include financial institutions, gold enterprises and investors.

2. Commercial banks: Many commercial banks in China provide gold trading services, including physical gold, paper gold and gold T+D, etc. Investors can participate in gold trading through bank counters, online banking, mobile banking and other channels.

3. Gold trading platform: There are also some independent gold trading platforms in the market, such as gold wallets and gold trees. These platforms usually cooperate with banks to provide investors with gold trading, deposit and withdrawal, wealth management and other services.

4. Jewelers and gold shops: Some jewelers and gold shops also provide gold trading services, and investors can buy physical gold in these physical stores.

It should be noted that different types of gold trading markets are different in terms of trading rules, trading costs and trading time. Investors should choose a suitable market according to their own needs and risk tolerance when participating in gold trading. At the same time, gold investment has certain risks, so investors should fully understand the market and operate cautiously.