Precious metals as an investment

This report provides information about the primary ways precious metals can be operate as an investment on commodities and financial markets. After a short overview which compares precious metals to other investments, the information around the development of the prices for physical quantities of the most prominent precious metals used for investments is provided. This is then contrasted to the other three ways investors can invest in precious metals: though purchasing shares in companies who produce precious metals, holding shares in exchange traded funds which invest in physical quantities of precious metal, and trading futures contracts.