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Indian Gold ETF

Posted on 17 January 2011 by admin

Gold ETF’s have become one of the hottest things on Wall Street. They are new to the market in general, and there are people from everyone interested in them. It is no wonder, many people are curious about the gold ETF’s that are offered in India. After all, India is a part of the world where a lot of gold is discovered. One might suspect that an investment in the gold market of this country might be about to outperform the market in general.

There is some difficulty in trying to get information on the ETF’s of another country. The reason for this is simply because they are not the domestic funds traded. However, with some simple online research, you can still find the gold funds that trade in India. To make the process even simpler, we have provided a list of the Indian gold ETF’s below.

1) UTI Gold Exchange Traded Fund- This fund is part of the UTI mutual fund family. It is the first fund listed here because it is the one that was the earliest on the scene. It was created at the start of the new year in 2007. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.5%. It measures gold at about 1 gram of gold for its pricing unit.

2) Kotak Gold Exchange Traded Fund- This fund was the next in terms of when it was created. It is very similar to the first fund. It carries the same expense ratio of 2.5%, and it measures gold at approximately one gram for its pricing purposes. This fund was created in June of 2007.

3) Reliance Gold Fund- Following the trend of the first two, this fund has the same expense ratio and measurements for pricing purposes. It was funded in November of 2007.

4) Quantum Gold Fund- Finally a fund was created that changed the mold that the other funds had been following. This fund was created in early 2008, but it only carries an expense ratio of 1.25%, or about half that of the others. The fund also measures gold differently for pricing purposes. The fund measures gold at about half a gram for pricing purposes.

5) Benchmark Mutual Fund- This fund invests in the gold benchmark. That is to say that it invests directly into the Indian gold market for the investor. There are no side investments in gold companies or cash. The expense ratio for this fund is even lower than that of the others (1%) because of the cost savings associated with direct investing.

6) SBI Gold ETF- This is the latest fund to the scene. It was founded in 2009 and more closely mirrors the early funds both in pricing measurement and expense ratio.

There are currently only six gold ETF funds in India. That number is expected to grow as the demand from investors grows as well. If you are very interested in this market, then you will want to make sure that you keep an eye on this market for any changes that could be coming.

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Canadian Gold ETF

Posted on 29 December 2010 by admin

These are gold exchange trade funds that are aimed at tracking the price of gold. They are traded at the stock exchange and every single product usually has its own prospectus. Initially Canada was the first to have a central exchange fund. ETF have become very important especially now that gold prices have shot up. Investors use this ETF’S to determine the best times to buy and sell their gold. They are able to make accurate forecasts and make the best decisions. Analyists who are found in this stock exchange markets are the ones with the best information that can be given to given to them using ETF.

Using this ETF makes it easier as individuals can trade safely with minimal risks. Canadian can use these ETFs for easy gold trading. Most Canadians are using brokers to assist them in trading gold as they will generally have a lot of information. This kind of trade has become very popular among Canadians. Not only do the ETFs offer easy training they ensure that investors do not waste time when dealing with trading of gold and do not suffer heavy losses.

Most individuals wishing to trade in Canadian ETFs are advised however to seek the help of a professional as they will be in a better position to help them with their gold trading especially if they are new in this kind of trade. The fact that ETFs offer guidelines for trading doesn’t mean that it will be very easy only a professional or someone who has great knowledge on how this kind of business can know how to operate it. All investors should be very careful as there are some risks involved just as there are in most other investment options. Investors need to identify a person they can trust, of course one with a good reputation to do the trading for them.

When trading especially for first timers, individuals should always try to start small first then they can deal in large quantities once they gain some knowledge in dealing with gold trading. The information gained can be used for these future investments. This information can become very handy especially when planning to get your financial situation back on track in this econonomic times. With times individuals will find this kind of trade very profitable. One should not be too quick to expect miracles just like all other investments patience is required.It is also very important to learn about technical analysis when trading any kind of Etf, this helps in makinf presice entry and exit points.

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