The difference between precious metals and industrial metals

How metal markets operate (spot, futures, ETFs, and CFDs)

Factors that influence metal prices (e.g., inflation, supply/demand, geopolitics)

Common trading strategies for gold, silver, copper, and more

How to analyze metal markets using technical and fundamental tools

The fundamentals of the silver market and how XAG/USD is traded in forex and CFD platforms

Key economic indicators and industrial factors that influence silver prices

The relationship between silver, gold, and the US dollar — and how to use it to your advantage

How to apply charting tools, price action, and technical indicators to trade XAG/USD

Trading strategies tailored to silver’s volatility, including trend, range, and breakout setups

The fundamentals of gold trading and how XAU/USD works in the forex and CFD markets

Key economic, geopolitical, and technical factors that influence gold prices

How to use gold as part of a risk management or diversification strategy

How to apply technical indicators and charting tools specifically to gold markets

Strategies for trading gold in different market conditions — ranging from trend-following to breakout trading

Base metals are non-ferrous industrial metals including copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. These metals appear in both industrial and commercial applications, therefore list of market participants who could hedge their price risk is vast. Some firms are hedging a physical price exposure due to their involvement in the supply chain of the metal, while others trade base metals as an investment asset. Discover how base metals futures can help you take part in the opportunities of this market, from how the contracts are constructed to how they may fit into your trading strategy.

How to Manage Precious Metals Price Risk

There are numerous examples of how future and options can be used to manage economic risks inherent in commercial operations and in investment portfolios. This module discusses risk management using COMEX and NYMEX Precious Metals futures.

Market prices respond to changing circumstances. We all know that prices will be different in the future to how they are today, but we do not know how different they will be. At a more basic level, while some people make predictions, no one knows with certainty whether prices will be higher or lower in the future.