Who publishes The Tola Desk and how its figures are read

The Tola Desk is an independent editorial desk, not a broker, an exchange, or a licensed adviser. It publishes one measurement: a suggested retail price per gram, taken from named public sources and republished with the date and the hour it was read. This page explains who is responsible, how a correction reaches the desk, and how the site is paid.

Independent desk and its sources

The Tola Desk is an independent editorial desk. It is not a broker, not an exchange, not a licensed adviser, and it holds no client money. Its subject is one measurement, taken from named public sources and republished with the date and the hour it was read. The trade body publishes a suggested retail price per gram; every weight below is that price multiplied out, with the London metal beside it.

Because the desk is independent, it does not represent any seller or buyer. It does not execute trades, hold funds, or offer accounts. Its only output is the published figure, sourced and time-stamped. Readers who need a broker or an adviser must look elsewhere; this desk provides neither service and does not claim to.

How Measurement Is Taken

Each figure is read from the trade body’s own publication, which is named under every table with a link, so a reader can check the figure at its publisher. The desk does not calculate the suggested retail price itself; it copies the number exactly as published. The London metal price is taken separately from its own named source, also linked under the table.

Every reading is stamped with the date and the hour it was taken. This matters because the source can update during the day. A reader comparing the site’s figure with the source’s later figure can see that the difference is a matter of timing, not error. The hour is part of the measurement.

Desk Responsibility and Corrections

Responsibility sits with the publication’s editorial desk: The Tola Desk research desk. That desk reads the sources, checks the figures, and answers corrections. No person is named because the responsibility is the desk’s, not an individual’s. A reader who writes to [email protected] reaches the desk, and the desk responds.

Corrections are the reason the address exists. If a figure is wrong—misread, mistyped, or outdated—the desk corrects it and dates the correction. A reader who spots an error should write with the source and the figure. The desk will check the source and, if the reader is right, fix the page and mark the change.

Affiliate Link and Desk Payment

The site links to one broker, FxPro, through an affiliate link. If a reader opens an account at that broker after following the link, the site is paid a commission. The reader pays nothing to this site and nothing extra at the broker. This is the site’s only source of income from its readers.

The broker’s own site is operated by someone else, under its own terms and its own privacy policy, and following the link leaves this site. Nothing on this site is investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer. The figures describe what things cost, not what a reader should do. The affiliate link is a commercial arrangement, disclosed here plainly.

No Accounts or Tracking

The site has no accounts, no login, no newsletter, and no comment form. It sets no cookie of its own, runs no analytics, and stores nothing in the reader’s browser. A reader can read every page without identifying themselves, and the site does not ask them to.

The pages are served by a hosting provider which, like any web host, keeps its own technical request logs. The site’s publisher does not read a reader’s personal data out of those logs. The only personal data the site ever receives is what a reader chooses to send in an email to [email protected], and that is used only to answer or correct.

Writing to the Desk

Writing to [email protected] reaches the desk. The desk reads every message and answers those that ask a factual question about a figure or a source. It does not give advice, and it does not answer questions about what a reader should buy or sell. A message that asks for advice will get a reply saying the desk cannot answer.

A reader who thinks a figure is wrong should include the source and the figure they believe is correct. The desk will check the source, and if the reader is right, the page is corrected and the correction is dated. The desk’s only promise is to check and, where wrong, to fix.