Private desk · Physical gold
The private deskfor physicalgold lots.
Every lot carries its assay, its custody status and its documents. Approved buyers request quotes, negotiate and close with the paperwork already in one place.
KYC-gated · No public inventory · No public pricing
Assay · FA-2026-01184
Au fineness
0.0‰
Fine weight
12.441kg
Ag
0.2‰
Cu
0.1‰
Custody chain
- Released by refinery08-20
- Secure transport, seal SL-7731-A08-20
- Received at vault · Zurich08-21
Document pack
6/6- Assay certificate
- Weight list
- Custody receipt
- Commercial invoice
- Transport documents
- Counterparty KYC clearance
- Assay-verified
- Fineness and weight come from the certificate on file, not the listing.
- Gated access
- Inventory is visible to approved counterparties only.
- One document pack
- Every deal carries its own dated, complete file.
- Shared status
- Seller, buyer and back office read one record.
ASY
KYC
DOC
STS
01 / How it works
Phones agree the price. The desk finishes the deal.
Gold trades rarely fail on price. They stall on the assay PDF nobody can find, the custody receipt that arrives as a screenshot, the invoice with three versions. AssayDesk holds each stage until it is complete.
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Supplier
List the lot
The supplier records form, weight list and location. The lot stays private until assay and custody are attached.
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Lab · Vault
Attach assay and custody
The lab certificate and the custody receipt are filed against the lot itself. Every handover is dated and sealed.
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Buyer · Supplier
Quote to approved buyers
Cleared buyers request a quote on a specific lot. Quote, counter and accept happen against that record.
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Both sides · Bank
Close on one file
The document pack travels with the deal from first RFQ to settlement. Nothing is reconstructed from a chat thread.
02 / The register
What an approved buyer actually sees.
A register, not a marketplace. Every row is a lot that has passed assay and custody checks. Fineness and weight come from the certificate on file; custody is where the metal is today.
Illustrative · not live
| Lot | Form | Fineness ‰ | Fine wt kg | Custody | Docs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD-26-0403 | Cast bars × 12 | 999.7 | 12.441 | Vault · Zurich | 6/6 | Allocated |
| AD-26-0411 | Cast bars × 8 | 995.2 | 8.017 | Bonded · Dubai | 6/6 | RFQ open |
| AD-26-0419 | Doré bar × 3 | 918.4 | 5.226 | Secure transport | 5/6 | In transit |
| AD-26-0427 | Minted bars × 40 | 999.9 | 4.000 | Vault · Singapore | 6/6 | Allocated |
| AD-26-0432 | Cast bars × 20 | 999.5 | 20.113 | Vault · London | 6/6 | Allocated |
| AD-26-0440 | Granules | 999.9 | 2.500 | Refinery · Istanbul | 4/6 | RFQ open |
| 6 LOTS | 52.297 | |||||
Deal status
One deal, one line of status.
Lot AD-26-0403 as both sides see it. The document pack is attached from the first request for quote, so settlement is a signature, not a search.
- Listed21 Aug
- RFQ received23 Aug
- Quote sent23 Aug
- Accepted24 Aug
- Settled—
- Approved counterparties only
- Nothing on the desk is public. A buyer sees inventory after KYC clearance; a supplier decides which cleared buyers see which lots.
- RFQ on a specific lot
- A request for quote names the lot, its fineness and its fine weight. Quote, counter and accept are recorded against it.
- One status everyone reads
- Seller, buyer, logistics and back office see the same deal state. The call becomes a confirmation, not the system of record.
03 / Who it's for
Built for both sides of the trade.
Suppliers who hold physical lots and sell them by phone today. Buyers who need vetted inventory and paperwork they can bank. And the people who hold the file between them.
SUPPLY
For suppliers
Refiners, traders and corridor operators with allocated metal to sell.
- List a lot with its weight list, assay certificate and custody status in one record.
- Attach documents once; the pack follows the lot into every RFQ and every deal.
- Answer requests for quote and accept from the same record the buyer is looking at.
- See the status of every open deal without a phone call to find out.
DEMAND
For buyers
Institutional buyers, OTC desks and refiners sourcing verified lots.
- See only inventory that has passed assay and custody checks.
- Request a quote on a specific lot, with its fineness and fine weight on record.
- Negotiate and accept with the document pack already attached to the deal.
- Hand a complete evidence pack to your bank, refiner or insurer.
Assay certificate
Weight list
Custody receipt
Commercial invoice
Transport documents
Counterparty KYC clearance
04 / The document pack
Forty screenshots is not an evidence pack.
Banks, refiners and insurers ask the same question: show me the file. AssayDesk keeps one per deal, dated and complete, and lets you hand it over as a single export instead of a chat history.
- 01Assay certificate
- 02Weight list
- 03Custody receipt
- 04Commercial invoice
- 05Transport documents
- 06Counterparty KYC clearance
6 documents · every version dated · exported as one file
05 / Access
Request access to the desk.
The desk is private by design. Tell us who you are and which side of the trade you are on. Every request is reviewed by a person and answered by email.
- No public listing and no public pricing
- KYC clearance before any inventory is visible
- Onboarding handled directly, not by an automated flow