When buying gold, you're choosing a format and a storage method as well as a metal. EONA keeps this simple: allocated, investment-grade gold only, stored with Loomis in Dubai, with a transparent price and a published commission.
Why the Format of Gold Matters
Physical gold comes in many forms: coins, jewellery, pooled accounts or bars. Each has trade-offs.
Coins can carry high premiums. Jewellery includes design and labour costs. Pooled accounts give you a claim rather than specific metal.
EONA offers allocated gold bars only.
Investment-grade bars are easier to price, store and resell. They are recognised worldwide and free from collector markups.
Questions to Ask Yourself
Before buying, you may want to consider:
- How long do you expect to hold the metal?
- Do you want to buy once, or gradually over time?
- Could you afford to hold through a fall in price?
Only you can answer these questions; EONA does not give investment advice. You can buy from as little as 1 gram.
How Amounts Work on EONA
You choose an amount of gold from 1 gram upward. Your holding is recorded against specific investment-grade bars (minimum 999.9 fineness) from Emirates Minting Factory, an RJC-certified UAE refinery. Each holding is:
- Allocated to specific bars
- Linked to bar serial numbers
- Stored with Loomis in Dubai
- Recorded separately from EONA’s own assets
Smaller amounts are recorded as a share of specific bars, so you don’t need to buy a whole bar.
Costs
The same pricing method and 1.00% commission plus 5% VAT apply to every purchase, whatever the amount.
Storage is 0.50% per year for gold, plus 5% VAT.
See our Fees & Spread page.
You can buy more or sell part of your holding at any time through your account.