TYPES OF GOLD INSTRUMENTS
PHYSICAL GOLD
Physical gold. Being a tangible asset, which can be worn or displayed, one always has an emotional attachment to physical gold. Also, for an individual, it is easy to buy physical gold. You can buy it in the form of jewellery or gold biscuits and coins from jewellers.
SOVEREIGN GOLD BONDS
SGBs are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed in cash on maturity. The Bond is issued by Reserve Bank on behalf of Government of India.
GOLD COIN SCHEME
Indian Gold Coin Scheme is the third scheme launched by the Government of India. The Indian Gold Coin is the first national gold coin which will have the image of Ashok Chakra minted on one side and the face of Mahatma Gandhi on the other side. The coin is currently available in denominations of 5gm, 10gm and 20gm.
GOLD SAVING SCHEME
Gold or jewellery savings schemes come in two forms. A typical one allows you to deposit a fixed amount every month for the chosen tenure. When the term ends, you can buy gold (from the same jeweller) at a value that is equivalent to the total money deposited, including a bonus amount.
GOLD ETF
A Gold ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the domestic physical gold price. They are passive investment instruments that are based on gold prices and invest in gold bullion. In short, Gold ETFs are units representing physical gold which may be in paper or dematerialised form.
DIGITAL GOLD
Digital Gold is a simple, convenient and secure way to invest in 24K physical gold online. In this, investors can buy, sell and accumulate pure gold in fractions anytime and anywhere. Each gram bought by an investor is backed by an actual physical gold, which can be easily sold back online at market-linked gold rate.
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