surely i take gold because gold have physical so i don't have a risk. i can safe gold on safety box and i can sleep tight. not to worry for price dump fastly
but it won't raise ether, gold is forever stuck in a limbo, it won't rise by any significant amount, so you can't play with it on the market, unless you deal with a great amount and take advatage of the tiny spread
Gold futures let you trade with leverage, so you don't need to "deal with a great amount" to "play with gold on the market". If you don't like leverage, no one can force you to buy beyond what your deposit actually allows...
And yes, if you want gold bullion, you can always buy physically settled contracts