Humans were connected with silver for more than five millennia and gave birth to empires. It offered the means to lift ancient trade out of the barter system. Silver demand includes currency, art, investment, industry and medicine since ancient times. Today, there are various silver-based instruments available for trading and investment. These include silver options, silver futures, silver ETFs, or OTC products like mutual funds based on silver.
The Australian dollar is the official currency used in the Commonwealth of Australia, with the symbol $ and is known as the 'Aussie'. Commonwealth of Australia states includes Norfolk island, Cocos islands, Christmas island, Pacific island states, and Australia. The Australian dollar (AUD) is the 5th most traded currency globally ranked by the Foreign exchange market. Australia’s economy has strongly developed and established by importing and exporting products globally. In 2011, the country was ranked in 13th place for the biggest economy by GDP.