Precious metals handled under strict quality, provenance and transparency standards — documentation and chain of custody come before price.
The desk trades physical material. It does not offer investment products, managed accounts or any form of financial instrument.
Material is accepted only with a documented chain of custody from a source the desk has reviewed.
Purity and weight established by independent assay before value is agreed, under a method written into the contract.
Know-your-counterparty and sanctions screening precede any discussion of commercial terms, without exception.
Transport, storage and insurance arranged through specialist providers with custody documented at every handover.
Settlement follows verified assay and clean documents, through the group's UAE banking infrastructure.
The desk contracts in its own name: a buyer holds one contract and one counterparty from signature to settlement, and a represented producer is paid by one counterparty rather than by each end buyer. Three contract forms cover most of the flow:
Precious metals are contracted on verified purity and weight, established by independent assay under a method agreed in advance. Independent surveyors verify specification and quantity at loading and at discharge, and the inspection scope is written into the contract before cargo moves — specifications are contractual, not aspirational. Documents travel under letters of credit or documentary collections, and settlement runs through the group's UAE banking infrastructure.
The desk engages only with counterparties whose documentation withstands review: where provenance cannot be evidenced, the desk declines the cargo. It invests its own capital and does not manage third-party money or offer investment advice. Counterparty onboarding — mutual know-your-counterparty and sanctions screening — happens once, at the start of the relationship, not per cargo. Market context for these products is covered in our market notes, and the group's compliance approach is set out under governance.
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Physical gold and other precious metals, accepted only with a documented chain of custody. Cargoes are sourced from producers whose standards the desk has verified across its origins.
Contracted parameters cover purity and weight, established by independent assay before value is agreed. Every parameter is fixed in the contract and verified by independent surveyors at loading and at discharge.
Spot for a single cargo, term for multi-shipment contracts with agreed volumes and pricing formulas, and offtake for long-term commitments against production.
The desk contracts in its own name. Buyers deal with one counterparty from contract to settlement, and producers are paid by one counterparty rather than by each end buyer.
Send specification, volume, destination and target terms through the enquiry form or to sales@gidex.com. A costed offer covers price basis and incoterms, laycan, inspection scope, document set and payment structure.
Send specification, volume, destination and target terms — the desk quotes from verified producers across our origins.
One agreement opens the markets we cover. We verify production standards before we represent — that is what our buyers rely on.