Archive for November, 2011
You Can Improve Your Investment Portfolio With Gold Funds
Saturday, November 12th, 2011No portfolio is truly complete until the addition of gold assets. All the intelligent investors know this. If you are an investor yourself, you are probably on a constant search for profitable investments, whether in the form of equity, debt, fixed deposits, commodities or real estate. But why is it worth to capitalize on gold? The answer lies in the intrinsic value of this precious metal, which ensures major gains for those who learn how to trade it.
Gold Futures And Gold Options – Choose Wisely
Thursday, November 10th, 2011You want to make a gold investment, either in gold futures or options, but you can’t decide? It is a good idea to define each concept first. What exactly are gold options? They are based on gold futures and represent contracts. If you own a gold option, you have the right (but will not be forced to) to take a long or short investment position in the respective gold futures at the relevant strike price. When the option expires, you no longer have this right. Options are traded on exchanges such as the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) and the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Futures are traded in series of one hundred gold ounces on NYMEX while the prices of options are quoted in dollars and cents. On the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, options are quoted in yens and traded in 1000 grams. The two kinds of options are put and call. Call options are favored by investors who think the price of gold will rise. With put options, it is the opposite – they are usually bought by investors who believe gold prices will fall.
Gold Resistance In Front Of Cash
Monday, November 7th, 2011Gold has always been considered as valuable as any national currency that could be easily used in trades on the stock market. But there is a big difference between owning an amount of money or a stock of gold in a bank and in order for people to make the right investment, this distinction must be clear. First of all, the gold held in a bank can be submitted to all kinds of transactions, according to the customer’s needs.
Invest In Gold During Recession
Saturday, November 5th, 2011Recession represents a period of crisis that usually embraces the entire world and that has as a consequence the increase in value for gold. Once the inflation increases and the exchange rates record depreciation, gold is perceived as a more reliable and secure investment. The national currencies decrease in worth whenever the economy suffers negative changes or becomes unstable. Even the stock market is submitted to a downfall because of the loss in profit of certain companies. This way, gold seems to take over the situation and to guarantee certain stability.
What Is The Global Demand For Gold?
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Most nations are interested in the yellow metal, but some countries seem to invest more money in these goods than others. The studies that have been recently made show that various socio-economic and cultural factors lie at the core of these gold demand differences. In addition, depending on the demographic evolution, some countries may acquire bigger quantities of precious metal than others.
