Metals trading usually involves gold and silver, and sometimes platinum. Metals trading is closely linked to the outlook for the overall global economy and major currencies.
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Factors That Affect the Price of Copper
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What Is the Metals and Mining Sector? What's Included
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Why Warren Buffett Doesn't Invest in Gold
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4 Gold Miner ETFs That Pay Dividends
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Gold Certificate: Meaning, Overview, History
Lithium Mining: Dirty Investment or Sustainable Business?
Round Mountain gold mine -- Big Smokey Valley, Nevada. Owned by Kinross Gold Corporation and Homestake Mining Company.
What Does the Grade of a Gold Mine Refer To?
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The Best Strategy for Gold Investors
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When and Why Do Gold Prices Plummet?
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Why Has Gold Always Been Valuable?
Base Metals: Definition, Uses, Trading & Investing
Gold and Silver Bullion: What It Is and How To Invest
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The Best Way to Buy Silver
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Silver Thursday: How Two Wealthy Traders Cornered the Market
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4 Ways to Buy Gold
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What Is the London Metal Exchange (LME)? Definition and History
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Physical Gold vs. Gold Funds: Which Is More Efficient?
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Doctor Copper: Definition, Theory, Use as an Indicator
Full Frame Shot of Gold
SPDR Gold Shares ETF
Looking for a Vanguard Gold Mutual Fund?
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The Most Affordable Way to Buy Gold: Physical Gold or ETFs?
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How the Gold Miners Bull 2X (NUGT) ETF Works
Gold bars at Korea Gold Exchange store in Seoul, South Korea.
Gold: The Other Currency
How to Buy Gold Bars
Pascal the Bull Gold Doorstop
Gold Bug: What It Is, How It Works, and Example
What criteria classify a company as a junior gold miner?
Gold Fund: What It is, How It Works, Example
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Gold ETFs vs. Gold Futures: What’s the Difference?
What Is the Long-Term Outlook for the Metals and Mining Sector?
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Why Gold Matters: Everything You Need to Know
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Day-Trading Gold Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): Top Tips
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Silver Standard: What it Means, How it Works, Example
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SLV: iShares Silver Trust ETF
Bullion Coins: What They are, How They Work, Example
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What Is Palladium, Its Uses, How to Invest in the Metal
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How Commodities Predict Market Movement
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VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)
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Short Gold ETF: Meaning, Pros and Cons, Examples
Double Gold ETF
Double Gold ETF: Meaning, Risks, Example
Digital Gold Currency (DGC): What It is, How It Works
Platinum: What It Means and how It Works
Gold/Silver Ratio: What It is, How It Works, Example
Krugerrands accounted for 90% of the world’s gold-coin market in 1980.
Krugerrands: Gold Coins Minted by South Africa
A close up of a collection of antique silver coins lay spread out on a surface
Silver: What it is, How it Works, History
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Silver Certificate
Gold Fix: What it Means, How it Works, Bullion Trading
Copper: Meaning, Price Determinants, Future
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World Gold Council (WGC): What It Is, How It Works
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Iridium: What it Is, Applications, Example
Silver bullion bars lay on a graph showing the change in value of funds investment in silver assets.
Silver ETF: Meaning, Tax Implications, Examples
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Trading Gold and Silver Futures Contracts
Mr. Copper
Mr. Copper: Who It is in Commodities Market
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Silver Thursday: What it Means, How it Works
Using Technical Analysis in Gold Miner ETFs
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX): Meaning, Overview, FAQ
3 Precious Metal ETFs to Hedge Midterm Madness
Sprott silver bars
An Introduction To Trading Silver Futures
How China Impacts the Global Steel Industry
How Precious Metals Like Gold Can Be Arbitraged
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NYSE Arca Gold BUGS Index: What It Is, How It Works