Should you buy into a platinum ETF?

Good news for precious metals investors - ETF securities has just launched a platinum ETF. But will response be anywhere near as good as that for gold ETFs?

Update: read Platinum: this year's best commodity? for more analysis on the outlook for platinum investing

Good news for precious metals investors platinum is now much easier to buy. ETF Securities launched a platinum exchange-traded fund (ETF) this week (PHPT), and Switzerland's ZCB follows suit next month. But not everyone is happy.

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