Commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value present a high ratio between their value and their volume, for which an easily accessible international trading market exists, allowing them to be converted into currency while incurring only modest transaction costs.
Is tráchtearraí iad a bhfuil cóimheas ard idir luach agus toirt luaite leo a úsáidtear mar stórtha luacha fíorleachtacha, a bhfuil margadh trádála idirnáisiúnta inrochtana ann cheana féin dóibh, rud a fhágann gur féidir iad a thiontú ina n-airgeadra gan ach costais bheaga idirbhirt a thabhú.