First, the difference between gold investment and stock investment:
1. Gold investment can be put into trading only by margin, but it can be large or small.
2. Gold investment can be traded 24 hours a day, and stocks can be traded in a limited time.
3. Gold investment has profit opportunities regardless of price fluctuations, with unlimited profit ratio and controllable loss amount. And stocks only have a chance to make a profit when the price rises.
Gold investment is influenced by the global economy and will not be artificially controlled. And stocks are easily controlled.
5. Stock investment trading needs to choose from many stocks, and gold investment trading only needs to study and analyze one project, saving time and effort.
6. Gold investment transactions do not need to pay any taxes and fees, while stocks need to pay stamp duty.
Second, the difference between international spot gold investment and futures investment:
There is a difference between gold futures contracts and forward contracts. First of all, gold futures are the sale of standard contracts, which both buyers and sellers must abide by, while forward contracts are generally signed by buyers and sellers according to their needs. The content of each forward contract is different in terms of gold fineness grade and delivery rules. Secondly, the transfer of futures contracts is more convenient and can be bought and sold at market prices, while the transfer of forward contracts is more difficult, and it cannot be transferred unless a third party is willing to accept the contract; Thirdly, most futures contracts close their positions before the expiration, which has certain speculative and investment value, and the price fluctuates greatly, while forward contracts generally deliver physical objects after the expiration. Finally, gold futures trading is conducted on fixed exchanges, while forward trading is generally conducted over the counter.
Third, the difference between international spot gold investment and other investments:
In addition to the above comparison, investors can also compare and analyze gold with other investment objects, such as silver, antiques, jewelry, watches, etc., from which some useful enlightenment can be obtained. It can be seen that gold has the advantages of stable value and high liquidity, and is an effective means to deal with inflation. If you have some basic knowledge and professional analysis ability on the futures market and gold price changes, you can also participate in gold futures investment to make a profit.
Generally speaking, no matter how the price of gold changes, it has certain value preservation and strong liquidity because of its high intrinsic value. In the long run, it has anti-inflation function; In the long run, real estate has great practicability, and if the purchase timing, price and area are reasonable, it also has appreciation potential; Saving is the most convenient for all kinds of immediate needs; Stock profit, sexual desire, risk and existence. The advantages and functions of these investments should be determined according to various purposes, financial resources and investment knowledge.
Four, the difference between the international spot gold deposit and paper gold trading:
Paper gold is a kind of wealth management business launched by several domestic banks. For example, Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China launched paper gold wealth management products in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu. You can only make a firm offer, that is, buy as much gold as you have. They are calculated by grams. Starting from 10 grams, you can't "sell orders", which means you can only make money when the price of gold rises.
The gold mine is China's "Shanghai Gold" and the world's "London Gold". Security deposit, in layman's terms, for example, a stone of 10 yuan can be owned and used with a security deposit of 1 yuan, so that if you have 10 yuan, you can own 10 yuan a stone. If the price of each stone rises by 1 yuan, it will become 65433. Margin trading is to use this leverage principle to make money. Paper gold trading reflects the buying and selling situation through books, and gains trading profits through gold investment. Compared with physical gold trading, paper gold trading has no additional transaction costs such as storage fees, transportation fees and appraisal fees, and the investment cost is lower. At the same time, it will not encounter the dilemma of "easy to buy but difficult to sell" in physical gold trading. Margin investment is a way of speculating in gold. Although it may be profitable quickly, it is also quite risky. Similar to futures trading, amplification trading means high risk, and there is the risk of being forced to lighten or close positions. This trading model is only suitable for some professional individual investors to invest. Then, for generally cautious investors, paper gold is undoubtedly the best choice. However, the current gold price has reached the highest level in history, and no one knows what will happen in the future, so for now, the investment risk of paper gold has exceeded that of spot gold.