| There is a wide range of ways to get access to gold; for the other precious metals, however, the choice is more limited, with exchange traded products (ETPs) providing the best access. Nicholas Brooks, head of research at ETF Securities, says that only gold, silver, platinum and palladium are actively traded.
Gold has attracted huge investment with platinum, too, enjoying good recent inflows as investors have sought to hedge their exposure to strike-hit platinum producers. For platinum and palladium, there are only physically-backed securities while, for gold and silver, there is a range of futures and other derivatives contracts as well as physically-backed offerings...............................................Full Article: Source
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