Many local gold markets 'fix' the price of gold at a certain level, allowing large
volumes to be traded at one set price. The world-wide benchmark for this activity
is the London Fix.
The London gold fixing held
at N. M. Rothschild & Sons at
10.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. It began originally in September 1919 (Credit: courtesy N.M. Rothschild)