Live Palladium Price Charts & Historical Data

A common question asked by Precious Metal buyers is: what is Palladium? Often confused with Platinum, Palladium is a distinct metal, although it is part of the Platinum Group Metals, which includes iridium, osmium, rhodium and ruthenium. Palladium is used in many industrial processes and is often preferred over Platinum because the Palladium price can be about half that of Platinum.

An ounce in Precious Metal prices is not the same as what we typically think of as an ounce. When Americans refer to ounces, they generally are referring to avoirdupois ounces. The Palladium price and other Precious Metals prices are determined using troy ounces, which are equal to 1.09711 avoirdupois ounces.

The Bid price is the current highest market offer to sell to a dealer. Consumers can expect to receive the bid price when selling Palladium to a dealer.

Many use a Precious Metals IRA to enhance their investment portfolios. As a Self-Directed IRA, your Precious Metals IRA provides tax-deferred status for any profits on your Palladium investment, as long as the proceeds are kept with your reinvestment custodian or transferred to another IRA account. To qualify for an IRA, Palladium must be .9995 fine. Investors often see Palladium as one way to diversify portfolios and guard against economic downturn.

The Ask price per ounce is the current minimum price for a dealer to sell in the market. Dealers will offer to sell Palladium to you for the ask price.

Palladium and Platinum prices are often looked at together to analyze the relative value of the two Precious Metals. If the ratio swings one way, one of the Precious Metals is usually considered overpriced while the other is underpriced. One of the reasons for a shift in the ratio could be that demand is up for one and not the other. The Palladium-Platinum price ratio could also be off because supply for one has become scarcer due to mining issues or production.

The Spread is the difference between the Ask price of Palladium and the Bid Palladium Precious Metal price. Also referred to as the bid-ask spread, the spread represents the dealer's profit. The dealer pays you the Ask Palladium Precious Metals prices when you resell Palladium, while you will pay the Bid Palladium Precious Metal prices when you buy from the dealer.

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When someone refers to the price of Palladium, they are usually referring to the spot price. Palladium is considered a commodity and is typically valued by raw weight (in this case the weight of pure metal content). Unlike other retail products where the final price of a product is largely defined by branding and marketing, the market price of 1 oz of Palladium is determined by many factors including supply and demand, political and economic events, market conditions and currency depreciation. The price of Palladium changes constantly and is updated by the minute on APMEX.com.

Today’s spot price of Palladium, like all days, is constantly changing according to supply and demand, market conditions, geopolitical forces and many other variables. However, today’s price of Palladium could also refer to the total percent change of the spot price, as calculated relative to the price at the start of that trading day.

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A troy ounce of Palladium is equal to 31.10 grams. It’s a unit of measure first used in the Middle Ages, originating in Troyes, France. You may notice that this is slightly heavier than the 28.35 grams we’ve come to expect from the standard ounce (also known as the avoirdupois ounce). Troy weight units are primarily used in the Precious Metals industry.

The price of Palladium can fluctuate based on market conditions, supply and demand, geopolitical events and more. When someone refers to the price of Palladium per ounce, they are referring to the spot price. The spot price of Palladium is always higher than the bid price (what dealers pay for Palladium per ounce) and always lower than the ask price (what you will pay a dealer for Palladium per ounce). The difference between the spot price and the ask price is known as the premium of Palladium per ounce.

Palladium bullion refers to a Palladium product that is valued by and sold mostly for its metal content and does not contain any numismatic or collectible value. Palladium bullion often appears in the form of bars, rounds and Sovereign coins that carry a face value and are backed by a government. These products are most commonly categorized therefore as either .999 fine or .9999 fine Palladium bullion, meaning the product is either 99.9% or 99.99% pure Palladium.

The spot price of Palladium is the current price marketplace at which you can buy or sell one ounce of Palladium. Keep in mind that the actual price you will pay for any Palladium product is the spot price plus a premium, which is added by all dealers to cover their overhead. The spot price is always changing, which means it is imperative investors stay up to date on current events, market conditions and other performance indicators. Palladium prices are quoted in ounces but can easily be converted into grams or kilos, depending on the quantity you want to buy or sell.