Insights
Notes from the Dubai trade desk.
Practical guidance on preparing a physical-bullion requirement — what to define before requesting terms, and how an RFQ resolves into a confirmed transaction.
- Pricing Guide
Gold spot reference vs an executable bullion quote
Why a market reference and a physical-bullion quotation answer different questions—and what buyers should define before requesting terms.
Read - Completion Guide
Physical-bullion completion routes from Dubai
How collection, delivery and third-party custody enquiries differ—and which terms must be confirmed separately from the metal quotation.
Read - Documentation
Assay, serialisation and bullion documentation
A practical guide to reading product markings and defining the documentary requirements of a physical-bullion RFQ.
Read - Specification Guide
Bullion weights and units: grams, troy ounces, tolas and kilograms
The unit conventions that prevent ambiguity when a physical gold, silver or platinum requirement is prepared.
Read - Product Guide
Cast or minted bullion bars: what changes in an RFQ?
A buyer-focused comparison of form, handling, markings and the information that should be confirmed before quotation.
Read - RFQ Guide
How to prepare a physical-bullion RFQ in Dubai
The product, quantity, counterparty, timing and physical-completion details to define before executable commercial terms can be quoted.
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Articles are informational and do not provide financial, tax or legal advice. Product, quantity and commercial terms are stated in the written quotation issued for each RFQ.