How to invest in gold with TradeDirect?

Invest in gold without having to buy or store physical gold bars or coins such as Vrenelis, Helvetias, Napoleons and Sovereigns.
Use your TradeDirect account to simply and safely buy and sell gold tracker products that can be traded on the Swiss market.

Visit the SIX Swiss Exchange website to view the gold-linked products available on the Swiss market, and invest in them directly from your TradeDirect account.

List of available products

Simple

You’ll be able to track your investments in gold from your TradeDirect account, and trade gold-linked products online whenever and wherever you want.

Transparent

You can buy and sell gold-linked products at standard TradeDirect fees.

TradeDirect fees

AMOUNT	SWISS FEES (1) CHF
0-500	3.90
500-750	5.90
750-1 000	5.90
1 000-2 000	10.90
2 000 - 10 000	29.90
10 000 - 15 000	44.90

The order entry screen for gold-linked products shows estimated fees for the transaction in question, but they are non-binding; only the final order confirmation is authoritative. If in doubt, please contact our Customer Service Center before placing the order.

1 - Fees for the SIX Swiss Exchange. For unlisted funds, brokerage fees apply to purchases; sales are free. For certain unlisted funds, BCV’s standard fees apply. For the SIX Structured Products Exchange, the fees are capped at CHF 69.90 for orders over CHF 15,000.

Our detailed fee schedule

Disclaimer

BCV does not provide any advice about financial products linked to gold, conduct any analyses, make any recommendations, or issue any opinions on the quality of the products in question or of their issuer. BCV similarly does not provide information on the risks of gold investments. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are aware of the risks involved. You will have access to the product prospectus and basic product information once you have logged in to TradeDirect.

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When you invest, you run the risk of losing money. The risks inherent in certain investments, particularly derivatives and structured products, may not be suitable for all investors. It is your responsibility to know your risk profile and to obtain information on potential risks, in particular by consulting the SwissBanking brochure "Risks Involved in Trading Financial Instruments", before carrying out any transaction. The TradeDirect website does not constitute a personalized investment recommendation and does not offer investment advice. In principle, any information and/or documents on this website that relate to financial instruments or services within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA) are considered advertising material pursuant to the same Act.

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