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We have compiled a directory of leading gold brokers where you can buy gold bullion, coins and bars online, over the phone or even in branch.

New to gold or would like to learn more? Read our beginner's guide to investing in gold and guide to buying gold bullion.

Company name	Year founded	Buy in branch	Buy by phone	Buy online	Branch locations
Physical Gold Ltd	2008	N	Y	N	London
The Gold Bullion Company	1993	Y (over £1,000)	N	y	Birmingham
Bullion By Post	2008	Y	Y	Y	Birmingham
UKBullion	1989	N	N	Y	Wolverhampton
Coin Invest Direct	2007	Y (Germany)	Y	Y	London
Goldcore	2003	N	Y	Y	London & Dublin
GoldMoney	2001	N	N	Y	Jersey
Gold Made Simple	2010	N	N	Y	London
BullionVault	2005	N	N	Y	London
Baird & Co	1967	Y (via agents)	N	Y	London
ATS Bullion Ltd	2002	Y	Y	N	London
Chards	1964	Y	Y	Y	Blackpool
Atkinsons the Jewellers	1990	Y	Y	Y	Birmingham

We have also compiled a list of stock-exchange listed funds (ETFs) which aim to track the price of gold. If you'd like to know more about ETFs, see: All you need to know about exchange-traded funds

Name of ETF	Ticker	Annual fee	Editor's comments
ETFS Gold Bullion Securities	LSE:GBSS	0.40%	Physically-backed sterling-denominated gold ETF. Can be held in a Sipp, but not an Isa.
ETFS Physical Gold	LSE:PHGP	0.39%	Physically-backed sterling-denominated gold ETF. Can be held in a Sipp or an Isa.
ETFS Physical Gold	LSE:PHAU	0.39%	Physically-backed dollar-denominated gold ETF. Can be held in a Sipp or an Isa.
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold	LSE:SGBS	0.39%	If you don't trust the UK or US governments you may want to invest in gold held in Switzerland.
ETFS Short Gold	LSE:SBUL	0.98%	A way to bet on the gold price falling. Most suitable for short-term holdings.
ETFS Leveraged Gold	LSE:LBUL	0.98%	Designed to deliver double the rise in gold (and double the fall).
ProShares Ultra Gold	US:UGL	0.95%	Designed to deliver double the rise in gold (and double the fall).
SPDR Gold Trust (US: GLD)	US:GLD	0.40%	US-listed physically-backed gold ETF - the most popular with investors.

Important information about this page: We've done our utmost to make this table as comprehensive as possible, including as many service providers as we can. We provide this free of charge. In order to fund this service we may make it easy to apply directly from this page to providers that may give us a referral fee should you choose to use their service. We do not recommend a particular service and you should always select the service that's right for you. We regularly check the accuracy of the information in the tables, however if you spot something that is not correct or feel there is a leading service provider missing, please contact us.