Physical gold: Physical gold mainly refers to the investment in physical gold such as gold bars, gold coins and gold ornaments, with holding physical gold as the investment. However, it is not a real gold investment in the full sense, but only a commemorative gold product.

Spot gold: also known as international spot gold and London gold, it is an international investment product and a virtual investment product.

Second, the different characteristics of investment

Physical gold can be kept at home as a gold reserve against inflation, and it is also a means of inheriting wealth. But its disadvantage is that it can only make profits when gold appreciates, and it will not generate additional income itself.

Spot gold adopts the two-way trading system of margin, and the trading time is 24 hours. T+0 trading can make investors' funds withdraw quickly and improve the utilization rate of funds.

Third, the trading methods are different.

Spot gold: apply for gold trading platform account, online electronic trading, virtual digital trading.

Physical gold: it can be traded directly offline, and the transaction process is simple.

Fourth, the risks are different.

Physical gold: in the form of 1: 1, you can only buy up, but not down. The risk is low, and only when gold plummets will it lose money. In the era of inflation and international political turmoil, it is basically unnecessary to consider risks and losses when holding physical gold for a long time.

Spot gold: the leverage ratio is about 1: 100 and there is no time limit. It is in the form of T+0, which can be traded 24 hours a day, can be traded in two directions, can buy up and buy down, has small funds and can be set at the same time.

Although spot gold is an investment product derived from gold investment, it is very different from the traditional investment form. By comparison, investors can see that all kinds of investment products have their own characteristics, and how to choose them varies from person to person.

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