Metals
Fundamentals
Start with the essentials of gold, silver and platinum. Learn how metal is measured and priced, what different ownership arrangements mean, and what to check before buying.
What Are Precious Metals?
Meet gold, silver and platinum, and understand what makes bullion different from jewellery and other products.
Understanding Gold
Learn how gold is used, who buys it and the common forms in which people own it.
Understanding Silver
Explore silver's history, its industrial applications and the factors that distinguish it from gold.
Understanding Platinum
Discover platinum's uses in industry, vehicles and jewellery, alongside its role as an investment metal.
Weight, Purity and Bullion Forms
Make sense of grams, troy ounces, fineness, bars, coins and the amount of pure metal in a product.
Spot Price vs Physical Price
Understand what a spot quote represents and why the price of a physical product can differ from that quote.
Premiums, Spreads and Fees
Learn how buying and selling prices differ and what costs may apply to purchasing, storing and redeeming metal.
Allocated vs Unallocated Metal
Compare identified physical metal with a general entitlement to metal, and learn why provider terms matter.
Storage, Insurance and Redemption
Know what to ask about vaulting, records, insurance and taking delivery of physical metal.
The History of Gold as Money
Follow gold's role in coins and monetary systems, and understand how today's currency differs.
What Moves Metal Prices?
Introduce supply, demand, market sentiment and currency movements without trying to predict future prices.
Before You Buy Precious Metals
Bring the course together with questions about the product, ownership, total costs, storage and selling.