What is the ticker symbol for gold?

[C_Heath]

Ive searched so dont flame. There seems to be several. I want the one with the $1400 per ounce stuff.

Thanks

 

[Auagau]

asx:gold = 1/10 ounce price - i guess its more manageable for most people than ~$1400/unit

http://www.asx.com.au/research/bullion.htm


Is that what you mean?

 

[C_Heath]

ASX is advanced semiconductor

 

[Dwayne]

depends on which exchange you are talking about

GLD might be the one you're after

 

[C_Heath]

nope. thx tho
Im using the desktop ticker that came with my PC. It has Windows vista.

 

[Guest]

BSGLD

I'm sure you can work out what it means.

 

[goldpelican]

nope. thx tho
Im using the desktop ticker that came with my PC. It has Windows vista.

Try "-GC".

XAUUSD or XAU may also work.

ASX = Australian Stock Exchange.

 

[hyperinflation]

Bloomberg:
Spot - GOLDS:COM
Front month future GCA:COM

 

[C_Heath]

I cant understand this. I may be new but this is rediculous. Why cant they have one ticker like DUK for Duke power or PGN for progress energy for christs sake?

 

[bron suchecki]

Keep in mind that all ETF except the Perth Mint's collect their fees by selling ounces behind each share. For example, the US listed GLD is not 1/10th of an ounce, but 0.097531 ounces (http://www.spdrgoldshares.com/sites/us/value/).

So if you see GLD's price as $1400, it actually equals a spot gold price of $1435.40. Also, because they are deducting each month, the ounce backing is different for each month so you can't just apply 0.097531 to all values on a chart of GLD over a time period (without which technical analysis on a raw GLD price chart is meaningless).

The Perth Mint's ASX listed product (code: PMGOLD) is fixed at 1/100th of an ounce. The only one I think that works that way.

 

[C_Heath]

-gc

cant believe you stackers! slackers! hheheh

found it!