What's the difference between precious metals and stocks?

There are some differences between precious metals and stock investment, and investors can analyze them according to the following aspects:

1. Different trading hours:

Stocks are traded for 4 hours a day; Gold in precious metals is traded 24 hours a day! (except weekends) for office workers, it can also be operated during the day and night.

Second, different transaction forms:

Precious metals investment can buy more and short, and can trade at any time (T+0); And stocks can only buy up, not trade on the same day (T+ 1).

Three. Different comprehensive risks:

There may be factors such as stock speculation, false news published by enterprises, manipulation, etc., which make the risk greater, while gold in precious metals is bought and sold globally and cannot be manipulated. No artificial hype has greatly reduced the risk factor!

Fourth, the transaction funds are different.

Precious metals investment trades by leverage principle, and the capital occupancy rate is about 1%, so it can set stop-loss and profit-taking, and the risk is highly controllable. The stock is a firm transaction, which takes up all the funds. The daily limit is its biggest loss and also its biggest profit.

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To buy a stock, we should analyze its fundamentals and technical aspects, as well as the company's financial situation, industry situation and K-line chart analysis, and screen among a pile of stocks. We should also pay attention to domestic policies, industry information, quarterly reports and annual reports of the company. And gold in precious metals can basically analyze a K-line chart and pay attention to international policy news! Even if the country introduces major measures, it will not have any impact on it, because this is a global transaction!

Six. Income difference:

The gains of stocks are considerable, but the risks are also great. Stocks are based on the principle of big bets, and only when there is a large amount of funds can the returns be large. The gold in precious metals is based on the principle of small bets and leverage. The capital can be enlarged to 12.5 times, and the income will never be inferior to that of stocks. If handled properly, it will even be greater than stocks!

Seven: tax differences:

Gold investment transactions in precious metals do not need to pay any tax, while stocks need to pay stamp duty.

The above is the answer to the difference between precious metals and stocks. I hope it helps you!