| Physically-backed gold exchange traded funds are used by investors as an easy alternative to buy the metal within the equities markets. However, the innovation in ETFs can also add to the selling pressure on gold.
“The ETF revolution set expectations very high and brought a lot of liquidity at first” to the commodity markets, said Kevin Kerr, president and chief executive officer of Kerr Trading International. “After all, the ETFs were much more palatable to the average equity investor who wanted to steer clear of futures or physical gold and silver.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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