Silver and the gold/silver ratio
Why silver behaves differently from gold, what the gold/silver ratio measures, and how to read it without over-reading it.
Silver
Silver trades partly as money and partly as an industrial input, so it tends to swing harder than gold in both directions.
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What to learn
- Industrial versus investment demand
- The gold/silver ratio
- Volatility compared with gold
- Dealer premiums on coins and bars
Tools for silver
Gold, silver and ounce converter
The gold/silver ratio, plus troy ounce, gram and kilogram conversions.
Guides
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