From: Pollux 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Owning gold without owning any gold
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:05:13 +0100

In article , 
johnphilipredman@hotmailREMOVETHEBLEEDINOBVIOUS.com says...
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> If I want to be exposed to the price of gold but don't want to actually buy 
> any, what is the best way? Are there any funds that hold gold in which I can 
> buy units?
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There is n ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) called streetTRACKS Gold Shares 
trading on the New York Stock Exchange which tracks the spot price of 
gold. I would think something similar would exist in the UK. Another 
solution would be to own shares in Gold Mining companies.