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The World’s Leading Electronic Institutional Exchange For Allocated Physical Precious Metals

A Global Marketplace for allocated Precious Metals

Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX) is the leading institutional exchange for allocated physical precious metals, offering a secure, standardised, and technologically advanced trading environment.

Established: 2011
Mission: To revolutionize the trading of physical precious metals by creating a global, integrated, and efficient exchange for allocated bullion.

ABX 6 Pillars

Key Features

1. Integrated and Allocated Bullion Focus:
   • ABX is committed to providing a platform exclusively for fully allocated bullion, ensuring secure ownership and reducing counterparty risk.
2. Global Marketplace:
   • ABX connects participants to a single, integrated global wholesale bullion market.
   • Market participants can trade, deliver, or store precious metals in 7 global locations, ensuring flexibility and convenience.
3. Shift to Electronic Trading:
   • ABX is modernizing the wholesale precious metals market by moving traditional physical bullion trading into the electronic space. This transformation enhances accessibility, transparency, and efficiency for traders and investors.
4. Innovative Trading Platform – MetalDesk:
   • MetalDesk is ABX’s cutting-edge electronic trading platform. It consolidates trading, price discovery, and clearing services in a secure online environment.
5. Centrally Cleared System:
   • ABX has introduced a transparent and cost-effective allocated exchange system that ensures clarity and security for every trade. This system is designed to set a new industry standard for physical precious metals trading.
6. Direct Access to Liquidity:
   • ABX connects to major global liquidity centers, providing real-time price discovery and removing barriers to entry for wholesale market participants.

Modernisation

ABX brings efficiency, security, anonymity, trust, and cost-effectiveness to the precious metals industry. Its fully electronic platform modernises the way bullion is traded, making the process faster, more reliable, and accessible to a broader range of participants.

Globalisation

The exchange eliminates obstacles for accessing major trading hubs worldwide: interconnected hubs enable seamless electronic transfer of ownership and allow participants to take advantage of price differences across locations.

Integration

ABX consolidates all aspects of the precious metals trade, from mine to market, in a single platform. This integrated solution promotes inclusivity and provides a comprehensive view of the global market.

ABX’s Mission and Vision

1. Efficiency: Improve operational processes for trading and storing precious metals.
2. Inclusiveness and Accessibility: Enable more participants to engage in the global wholesale market.
3. Real-Time Price Discovery: Provide accurate and immediate insights into market trends.

Storage and Logistics Solutions by ABX

Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX) offers robust and secure storage options, ensuring flexibility, transparency, and accountability for precious metals. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the services and processes:

1. Global Storage Solutions

ABX provides comprehensive storage options supported by top-tier logistics partners, ensuring secure management of bullion worldwide:

• Inventory Management:
  • Available in multiple global locations, allowing clients to store bullion in their preferred region.
• Logistics Partnerships:
  • Collaborates with leading providers, including:
    • Malca-Amit
    • Armaguard
    • Loomis International

2. Bullion Deposit & Delivery

ABX maintains strict criteria for accepting and handling bullion to ensure authenticity and quality. Bullion is accepted into the ABX Vault Network only under these conditions:

1. Direct from Approved Refiners:
   • Must come from an ABX-approved refiner.
   • Accompanied by a refiner certificate verifying authenticity.
2. Transfers Between ABX Vaults:
   • Includes a certificate from either a refiner or assayer.
3. Certified Assayer Verification:
   • Supplied by an ABX-approved assayer and accompanied by an assayer certificate.

3. Inspection and Auditing

ABX upholds rigorous standards for bullion verification, leveraging external expertise to maintain trust and transparency:

• Independent Inspections and Audits:
  • Partnered with industry-leading specialists, including:
    • Inspectorate: A Bureau Veritas company renowned for commodity inspections.
    • BDO: A global auditing and assurance provider.
• Regular Audits:
  • All bullion stored within the ABX Vault Network undergoes scheduled inspections and audits to confirm compliance and accuracy.

Why Choose ABX Storage Solutions?

1. Security: World-class logistics partners and approved vaults ensure the safety of your assets.
2. Transparency: Rigorous criteria for deposits and regular audits provide peace of mind.
3. Flexibility: Multiple global locations for storage accommodate diverse client needs.
4. Quality Assurance: Strict protocols for bullion acceptance guarantee authenticity and compliance.