Generally speaking, physical precious metals can be divided into two categories, one is online consignment, also known as internet consignment. This model is more common in the physical precious metal consignment market. Consumers can purchase online through the Internet, and complete the physical consignment of precious metals through platform ordering, platform payment, platform distribution and other processes.
The other is offline consignment. As the name implies, consumers can get physical objects by purchasing physical precious metals through offline stores, and the transaction is more real-time. But compared with online consignment, its disadvantage is that it can't save time and cost.
Precious metals, especially gold, silver and platinum, are not only the physical objects of wealth symbols, but also used in high and new technologies. Among them, gold, as a "natural currency", has been finally paid since ancient times and has become the first choice for national reserves, anti-inflation and hedging.
Precious metals can be mainly divided into two categories: one is two ancient precious metals, gold (Au) and silver (Ag); The other is six platinum group metals discovered in recent centuries, such as europium, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium.
At present, there are many kinds of precious metals available for investment in the market, such as gold spot, silver spot, London gold, Tiantongjin, AuT+D, AgT+D, futures gold, paper gold, paper silver and so on. , are financial derivatives of precious metals. Physical gold. 1: 1 can only buy up, not down, and the investment is large.
Paper gold. In the form of 1: 1, you can usually only buy up in one direction. If the price of gold falls, it will lose its value-added function. The margin ratio of gold T+D trading is about 15%, and the long and short two-way trading mechanism is implemented. Futures gold and silver. In the form of limited contract time, T+0, long and short two-way trading, short trading time, can be hedged.
Spot gold and silver. The trading margin system is adopted and there is no time limit. T+0, the implementation of long and short two-way trading, can buy up or buy down, small investment. You can also set a stop loss.