Gold prices in India have corrected sharply from record highs hit earlier this month. Gold prices in India have corrected sharply from record highs hit earlier this month. In futures markets gold currently trades at ₹ 51,400 levels per 10 gram as compared to August 7 highs of ₹ 56,200. "Sovereign gold bond is an effective way to invest in non-physical gold, wherein an investor does not have to worry about the storage of gold as it is in a demat form and there are no local taxes that a buyer needs to pay if buying physical gold," says Nish Bhatt, Founder & CEO of Millwood Kane International, an investment consulting firm. Here are things to know about latest gold bond scheme: 1) Sovereign gold bonds, which are government securities denominated in grams of gold, are issued by RBI on behalf of the Government of India. The investors will be issued a holding certificate for the same. 2) Gold bonds have a maturity period of eight years with an exit option after fifth yea...