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Common factors affect the futures market driving gold. For trading specifications and gold trading at the CBOT and the CMOX, including its benefit as a store of value see gold futures trading .

It's interesting to trace the trading highlights over time, and important factors running throughout the year. With such a focus on gold as a precious metal, and the trends it is forming, global and otherwise, the report on gold futures paints an interesting picture.

For background characteristics about gold and what it is used for, information on its mining and production along with the countries being mined, and the metal as an investment vehicle for traders, action at the gold markets captures some of the influences and possible demand factors.