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Beginner 50 min 8 lessons 8 comprehension checks
Gold Market Fundamentals
Understand how gold markets work — supply, demand, pricing mechanisms, and key market participants.
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Course Author
The Gold Congress Academy
Curriculum Team
Course developed in-house by The Gold Congress Academy. Named guest faculty will be announced ahead of the 2026 edition.
Your Progress8 lessons
Learning Objectives
- Explain the structural drivers of gold supply and demand
- Describe how the LBMA price and COMEX futures interact
- Distinguish physical, paper and tokenised gold instruments
- Identify the major participants moving the market
- Build a personal first-allocation plan with confidence
Who It's For
Newcomers to precious-metals investing, finance professionals adding gold to their toolkit, and anyone wanting a rigorous foundation in how the gold market actually works.
Prerequisites- — Basic understanding of financial markets
- — No prior gold knowledge required
Course Modules
01Foundations of gold as an asset
02Market structure & price discovery
03Participants and their motivations
04Practical first investment
Curriculum
Educational content only — not investment, tax or legal advice, and not an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any precious metal or security. Precious metal prices can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you paid. Read the full risk & market data disclaimer.