Volume of gold traded in Dubai has been growing at a rate of
13 percent year on year. It also represents a way to overcome any weakness in
the US economy since the dirham is pegged to USD.
Hence gold is often seen as a safe haven compared to fiat
currency.
Dubai has been the world’s highest exporter of gold and
hence you can see that gold trading business is a lucrative one with many key
players operating from here.
The Dubai gold souk used to be the main hub and location for
businesses during the old days but now investors have many options and more
high-tech and secure location to conduct their businesses from.
As with any startup you would have to be suitably licensed
for the import and export of gold.
For this we can go with the Mainland option, popular for
retail outlets and also if you are mainly into wholesale the Dubai Multi
Commodity Centre – DMCC free zone will be the ideal location.
DMCC accounts for the bulk of the business of gold trade in
Dubai, it is also home to the Dubai Gold and Commodities exchange (DGCX), a
huge network of wholesalers and gold refineries.
Gold being a high value commodity also needs a secure form
of https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=8193748353608063934#editor/target=post;postID=1571962584125006150storage, DMCC houses a high security vault managed by Brinks to store your
precious metals.
Trading in precious commodity like gold is regulated by the
Security Industry regulatory agency (SIRA).
Meaning this is part of the preapproval stage before the
trade license as the registered address of the business must be approved by
SIRA and they will be the ones to mandate any modification like security
camera, burglar alarms to be done.
This of course also depends on the business model and how
they will be operating.
Once you have your license issued by DMCC or the Department
of Economic Development (DED), you can start trading in gold.
Trading in gold is not just limited to holding physical
gold, there are other options like CFD, Futures where physical gold is not
actually handled or taken possession of, rather the transactions take place
electronically and only profits or losses are reflected in the trading account.
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