In the A-share market, there are many listed companies whose main business is precious metals such as gold. Investors need to open a stock account to buy these stocks, and they can directly buy related stocks after having a stock account; Buying gold futures requires a futures account and is not suitable for beginners.
Gold funds can buy gold ETF funds on the market and need a stock account; You can also buy gold ETF-linked funds off-site, such as banks, brokers, WeChat, Alipay and other channels. These funds calculate their income according to the trend of gold prices. When the price of gold fluctuates, the income of the gold fund will also fluctuate.
Paper gold is a new type of investment after gold and precious metals. Investors need to open an account in a bank. Paper gold adopts 24-hour uninterrupted trading and T+0 delivery.
Banks can invest in gold bars and coins; You can also go to the gold shop to buy gold ornaments, which also has the function of increasing value and preserving value.
Gold stock is a plate classification in the stock market and an extension product of gold investment. Gold stocks are listed or unlisted stocks issued by gold companies to the public, so they can also be called gold mining company stocks.
Because buying and selling gold stocks is not only investing in gold mining companies, but also indirectly investing in gold, this investment behavior is more complicated than simply buying and selling gold or buying and selling stocks. Investors should not only pay attention to the operating conditions of gold mining companies, but also analyze the price trend of the gold market.
The trend of gold price directly determines the performance of gold companies. The higher the price of gold, the higher the performance of gold listed companies, the higher the investment value of gold stocks and the higher the stock price of gold. On the other hand, if the price of gold goes down, the performance of gold listed companies will decline, the investment value of gold stocks will decrease, and the stock price of gold will decline.
Moreover, the stock market belongs to virtual capital and has great flexibility, so the flexibility of gold stock price is greater than that of gold price. That is to say, when the price of gold rises, the price of gold stock rises more than that of gold, and when the price of gold falls, the price of gold stock falls less than that of gold. Therefore, investors in gold stocks must pay close attention to and analyze the trend of gold prices.