Prefer not to keep your metal at home? Vault it with an independent, fully-insured depository.
You can store your gold, silver, platinum, and palladium with the International Depository Services (IDS) Group — an independent depository network where you hold your own account. When you buy from Standard Bullion, we can ship your bullion directly to your IDS vault, so it's protected from day one. You can also send in metal you already own.
IDS provides the vaulting, Lloyd's of London insurance, Class 3 UL-rated security, independent audits, and online reporting through their client portal. It's the same COMEX- and LBMA-accredited network trusted by leading dealers, institutions, and IRA custodians across North America.
Note: Standard Bullion does not offer or set up storage. You open your own account directly with IDS and your metal is held by them — we can simply deliver the bullion you buy from us to your IDS vault.
Open an account at IDS ↗ Call 833-376-9980Why vault at a depository?
- ✓ Insured far beyond a home safe or bank box
- ✓ No burglary, fire, or flood exposure at home
- ✓ You hold direct title in your own IDS account
- ✓ Segregated option keeps your exact bars in your name
- ✓ IRA-eligible for retirement metal
How storage works
Four simple steps — with a direct account at IDS.
Open your IDS account
Open an account directly with IDS and choose your facility — Delaware, Texas, or Canada. Already have one? Use it.
Ship to the vault
Buy from Standard Bullion and we can ship your order straight to your IDS vault — or send in metal you already own via insured transit.
IDS vaults & insures it
Your metal is stored — segregated or pooled — in a Class 3 UL vault under Lloyd's of London insurance, held in your name.
Manage it with IDS
Monitor your holdings in the IDS client portal, add to them over time, or request insured delivery. Ready to sell? Ship it back to us for a live quote.
Choose how your metal is held
IDS offers two allocated, insured storage types.
Segregated
Your exact bars and coins are stored separately, tagged to you, with direct title. Nothing is commingled — you get back the same items you put in. Ideal for larger holdings and anyone who wants their specific serial-numbered bars.
Pooled (allocated ounces)
You own a specific quantity of ounces within professionally-managed vault inventory, fully allocated and insured, at a lower annual rate. A cost-effective way to hold larger positions you plan to trade.
Bank-vault security, institutional insurance
IDS uses the same safeguards relied on by exchanges and IRA custodians.
Lloyd's of London insurance
Every ounce is insured all-risk under a Lloyd's of London policy — coverage a home safe or safe-deposit box simply can't match.
Class 3 UL vaults
Multi-redundant security monitored in real time 24/7 by off-site specialists, with stringent dual-control access procedures.
Daily independent audits
Daily and monthly audits — internal and external — reconcile every item, so your holdings are always fully backed and verifiable.
Depository locations
Geographically diversified across two of the world's most stable jurisdictions.
Delaware
New Castle, DE · COMEX & LBMA accredited
Texas
Dallas, TX · The largest depository in the state
Canada
Mississauga, ON · LBMA associate & IIROC approved
Want your metal vaulted?
Talk to a specialist about storing at IDS and shipping your Standard Bullion purchases straight to the vault.
Open an account at IDS ↗ Read storage FAQ