Day by day, more and more people are starting to think about their financial well-being, both in the short term and long term. This has also led to an increase in the variety of investment options. Activities related to this business often provide hope for achieving success. Investment often comes up in conversations at a coffee shop with colleagues or friends. "Hey, what investments are you into?" or "Wow, I made a nice profit from investing." The wide variety of investment options makes it easier for you to choose one that suits your needs. Nowadays, it is very easy to find investment opportunities that allow you to use a small capital or have minimal risks or losses. Here are some profitable investment options for you to consider trying:

1. Gold Investment

Gold investment is one of the classic investment systems that remains popular and in demand to this day. This type of investment can be a good option if you're looking for an investment that is easy and relatively safe with low risk. Gold is widely considered a hedge against inflation, a liquid asset, and a store of long-term value. During tough times, gold often acts as a lifesaver asset. There are various ways to invest in gold, such as buying and holding physical gold, investing in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or investing in digital gold. This is what makes gold an attractive precious metal. There are several benefits to investing in gold that make many people eager to place their funds in this precious metal. So, what are the benefits of investing in gold? Here is a list of the advantages of gold investment.
  • The existence of gold as a precious metal is recognized and accepted by many people around the world.
  • Gold is one of the investment instruments that is considered highly liquid.
  • The value of gold tends to be more stable compared to other investment instruments.
  • Gold protects the value of money from inflation (hedging).
  • Gold investment plays a role in investment diversification.
  • Storing gold is very useful during uncertain conditions.
  • It can be traded online.
  • Price movements can be monitored at any time.
  • The risk is relatively low.
  • In the long term, gold can serve as an emergency fund.
  • You can buy less than 1 gram.

2. Mutual Fund Investment

Mutual fund investment has become one of the most popular investments in Indonesia. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what mutual funds are, in general, a mutual fund is a vehicle for people to invest in financial market instruments. Some of the advantages of mutual funds include investment diversification, where the investment is spread across several instruments. This means that the investment is not placed in just one company, but in several companies. With this mechanism, if the value of a stock in company A falls, it does not necessarily mean the invested funds in the mutual fund will also decline. Instead, your investment remains safe as it still has funds placed in other instruments or companies by the investment manager. Based on the basic information about mutual funds mentioned earlier, it’s now time for you to find out about the list of mutual funds with the highest returns in 2021. If we look at the performance of the Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) in early July, its performance has been relatively flat, with only a slight increase of 0.01%. With this performance, equity-based mutual funds recorded a negative performance, decreasing by 0.50%. Meanwhile, mixed mutual funds corrected by 0.25%, the bond market remained flat, fixed income mutual funds recorded negative performance with a 0.23% correction, and money market funds experienced an increase of 0.08%.

3. Property Investment

Property investment is a type of investment related to the purchase, ownership, rental, management, and sale of real estate or any type of property to generate profits. This investment remains a traditional alternative asset. In 2021, property investment is still predicted to thrive. In addition to investing individually, you can also partner with like-minded investors to buy and manage properties together. Looking at the pattern, the property sector reached its peak in 2016, but it reversed direction and is now below the trends of gold and the stock market index (IHSG). The short-term movement of the property sector seems unlikely to change. This is evidenced by the weakening trend in August, where it fell to 298.2, nearing the lowest level since the end of 2012. According to Bank Indonesia's Survey of Residential Property Prices, it indicated that the rise in residential property prices in the primary market has slowed down. This is reflected in the Residential Property Price Index (IHPR) increase of 1.68% (yoy) in Q1 2020, which was lower than 1.77% (yoy) in the previous quarter. The slowdown in the IHPR is expected to continue into Q2 2020, growing by 1.56% (yoy).

4. Stock Investment

Stock investment seems to be one of the most popular investments in Indonesia in recent years. Stocks are proof of ownership of a company’s value or a form of capital participation. Shareholders are also entitled to receive dividends based on the number of shares they own. By holding stocks, individuals or entities can claim ownership of a publicly traded company. This means that regardless of the number of shares held, shareholders have the right to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS). One way to own company shares is by buying them in the capital market. Purchasing shares in the capital market is a type of investment that carries higher risks compared to other investment instruments, such as bonds, savings accounts, time deposits, or gold. However, due to the high risks, stock investments also offer the potential for high returns, both from dividends and stock price appreciation. The most common risk in stock investment is a decline in stock prices compared to when the shares were purchased. Losses from stock investments can increase if stock prices fall sharply. Stock price fluctuations are influenced by many factors. Stock prices do not solely depend on the performance of the company, but are also significantly influenced by market psychology. The capital required to buy shares depends on three factors: the stock price of the company, transaction fees, and the number of shares to be purchased. Currently, an individual can start buying stocks on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) with a capital of around IDR 100,000 for beginners. For example, in January 2020, a person named A wanted to buy 2 lots of PT ABCD shares at IDR 1,000 per share. Meanwhile, the brokerage company set a transaction fee of 0.3%. Therefore, the total capital required was IDR 200,600. The breakdown is as follows: IDR 200,000 for buying shares (2 lots x 100 shares x IDR 1,000), and IDR 600 as the transaction fee (0.3% x IDR 200,000). Then, a year later, in January 2021, A decided to sell the 2 lots of PT ABCD shares. The share price had increased to IDR 1,200 per share.

5. GIC Market Maker

When talking about investments, there are certainly many instruments to choose from. Some new investors are often hesitant in making decisions, which results in the golden opportunities slipping away. Among the instruments mentioned above, the market maker is one of the newest instruments. For the first time, the market maker offers the ability to take the opposite side of a trade, which increases the flow of capital across the market and ensures liquidity on the platform. A Market Maker, also known as a Liquidity Provider (LP) for traders' transactions, was once a large institutional trading company. Now, traders can directly interact with market maker customers on a platform. GIC Market Maker also enhances the quality of capital and, through GICT, democratizes the provision of liquidity P2P.

What is a Market Maker?

Market Maker offers a new business opportunity for Passive Trading in the futures market as a provider of trading with a revolutionary peer-to-peer platform. For the first time, customers can access becoming market makers or liquidity providers (LP) for trader transactions. Previously, all trader transactions went against large institutional trading companies, but now, trader customers can meet directly with market maker customers on the platform. With the peer-to-peer platform, GICTrade solves two major issues found in traditional broker systems: conflicts of interest between brokers, traders, and clients, as well as high trading costs. With super-low trading fees and no conflicts of interest, GICTrade creates a fair trading arena where profits can be maximized. GIC opens access for anyone, whether retail or professional traders, prospective brokers or existing ones, to play 'on the other side of the table'. GIC Market Maker offers the following benefits to its users:
  • Diversify risk across various markets and lot sizes.
  • Take advantage of the spread.
  • Maintain a 'neutral' market position, free from market direction.
  • No setup and maintenance fees.
Instant results – all the funds you use in the Market Maker feature will be immediately used to generate profits! Proven since April 2019, more than 11 billion Rupiah have been distributed to all Market Makers. The annual profit from July 2019 to June 2020 was approximately 17

How does Market Maker work?

For users, the process of acting as a market maker is relatively simple. As we know, for a transaction to occur, there need to be two parties: a buyer and a seller who agree to trade at a specific price. So, when a trader opens a buy position, the market maker will open a sell position, and vice versa, thus creating a buy-sell transaction. The question is, who always "completes" the transaction for these traders? That is the role of the market maker. It is clear that the positions of traders and market makers are always opposite. If a trader buys, the market maker sells. In other words, if the trader profits, the market maker loses, and vice versa.


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  • One-to-many system. All transactions made by Traders (active) will be shared with all Market Maker accounts proportionally according to their Equity.
  • Market Maker is passive because it takes a position only when a Trader opens a position (passive).
  • Since it is passive, clients do not need to constantly monitor charts or allocate specific time for trading.
  • To become a Market Maker client, you only need to deposit a minimum of 5,000 GICT to enjoy the functions of a trading company without going through complicated requirements.
  • Clients only need to pay a Market Maker fee of 20% of the profit without having to incur costs for opening an office, recruiting members, or high operational expenses.
  • Clients do not need to pay a fee if their account is not profitable.

  Still unsure? Here are the results achieved by Market Makers since the GICTrade platform launched.



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Benefit Market Maker

Instant Alternative strategies such as establishing a company with lower costs. Simple to dive into the forex business without learning market analysis. Money works for you. All capital is immediately used to complete trader transactions Transparent. All transactions received can be monitored via the Metatrader 5 app. Don't forget to pay attention to the situation and conditions at the time. An investor is someone who invests at the right time and place. Misjudging the situation will result in losses. Don't forget to always position yourself clearly in the world of investment. Well, that was the discussion about investments that can help you. So, are you interested in becoming a Market Maker? Well! It's time to start trading with GICTrade and get the benefits. Also, get the latest information about forex only on the GIC Journal. In the GIC journal, you can read articles such as "9 List of Forex Scammers in Indonesia According to Regulators". Besides joining as a Market Maker at GIC, GIC also provides bonuses from the GIC affiliate program, where you simply share your affiliate link with friends, acquaintances, and family. Not only that, GIC also offers a scalping guide in the form of an Ebook to help you learn scalping techniques.