I am thinking about trading precious metals, and I was wondering what the easiest way to do it would be without having to get physical gold. I heard about gold certificates, and was wondering if they have the equivalent for silver? What is the easiest way to buy these, do they have comission fees, and how liquid is the market for them? I live in the US.

Also, last time I posted I learned that Scottrade is an option, any others?

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Gold and silver certificates can be traded.

You can also trade gold and silver futures.

Some forex brokers even allow you to buy gold or forex vs. the USD on leverage (Oanda.com).

GOld and silver certificates do have some fee's associated with them.

Is there a internet site for investing that trades 24 hrs daily?

Trying to trade in the gold market, but have not been able to find a site that trades all hours other markets are open.

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