Gold Price Calculator

"Paper currencies have come and gone through the ages but gold has always maintained its value. While cultures have cherished gold for its beauty and viewed it as a symbol of wealth, investors today buy gold to diversify their portfolios, as a hedge against inflation, and for protection against currency devaluation. It’s widely accepted that gold is a good investment, but less is known about how gold prices are determined and what affects the daily price of gold. Who Sets Gold Prices? Since the first gold rush of 1697 brought gold to London from Brazil, the city has been a bastion of bullion trading. Today, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) manages the London Good Delivery List, the only bullion market accreditation accepted across the globe. For over a century, five companies ran the London Gold Market Fixing Company and set prices through a process conducted by telephone called the “London Gold Fix.” 1 On March 20, 2015, the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) took over and replaced the process with an electronic auction system called the LBMA Gold Price. 2 3 The LBMA owns the rights to the process. Several banks, an oversight committee, and a panel of internal and external chair members make up the IBA. Twice daily, at 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM UK Time, the IBA publishes the LBMA Gold Price in US dollars, which serves as a benchmark price for gold producers, investors, consumers, and central banks worldwide. The price of gold is adjusted in real-time based on financial evaluations of anonymous auction rounds run every 45 seconds. When all buy and sell orders and imbalances are within 20,000 troy ounces, the price is fixed."