Occasional Papers

The Structure and Operation of the World Gold Market

By M. G O'Callaghan

March 15, 1993

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M. G O'Callaghan The Structure and Operation of the World Gold Market, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1993) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

This paper describes the structure of the world gold market, its sources of supply and demand, and how it functions. The paper examines the composition and origin of physical stocks of gold, their flows, and their market destination and also reviews the operation of bullion and paper gold markets.

Subject: Central banks, Commodities, Commodity markets, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Futures, Gold, Gold reserves, Options

Keywords: Africa, Caribbean, Commodity markets, Europe, Exchange trading, Futures, Futures contract, Gold, Gold price, Gold reserves, Market, Market participant, Market placement, Middle East, New York market, North America, Northern Europe, OP, Options, Price, World gold market

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    64

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Occasional Paper No. 1993/003

  • Stock No:

    S105EA0000000

  • ISBN:

    9781557752819

  • ISSN:

    0251-6365