Certified Gold Exchange Warns Investors About Dangers of Derivatives Trading
Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) March 28, 2014 -- Following the release of an International Business Times report detailing how the dramatic crash of the gold price in April of last year, the Certified Gold Exchange is warning investors about the correlation between computerized trading of gold derivatives investments and the value of physical gold. The IBT article stated that over 1000 unique entities sold gold within a 10-minute window last April and that the gold spot price dropped $24 per ounce due to the exchange of 2.4 million ounces of gold.
“A $50 shift in the gold spot price in one day is huge, and last April we saw gold fall more than $200 in less than two trading days,” said Certified Gold Exchange spokesperson Janet Jones. “Many investors who buy physical gold do so for the safety aspect, but this does not mean that they will accept technological manipulation of the gold spot price.”
Futures markets are not controlled in the same manner as are stocks, and Jones says the Dodd-Frank Act, meant to regulate leveraged and non-physical gold investments, is a good start but not enough to protect the physical gold market. “We understand that ETFs and other derivative investments played a large part in last year’s crash, but for millions of ounces of gold to exchange hands in less than 10 minutes is unacceptable for investors who purchased physical gold to avoid the manipulation that is often found in derivatives exchanges.”
Certified Gold Exchange, Inc. is one of North America's premier precious metals trading platforms, providing unparalleled service to licensed dealers, institutions, and household investors since 1992. Certified Gold Exchange maintains an A+, Zero Complaint Better Business Bureau rating. For more information or a free "Gold Investor's Guide," visit http://www.certifiedgoldexchange.com or call 1-800-300-0715 today.
Ken Hansen, Certified Gold Exchange, Inc., http://Certifiedgoldexchange.com, +1 800-300-0715, [email protected]
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