The Structure and Operation of the World Gold Market

M. O'Callaghan

No 1993/003, IMF Occasional Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: OP; market; price; market participant; futures contract; world gold market; exchange trading; gold price; market placement; Gold; Commodity markets; Futures; Gold reserves; Options; Middle East; North America; Northern Europe; Africa; Europe; New York market; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64
Date: 1993-03-15
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