Is gold subject to any additional fees or commissions?

FOREX.com does not charge any commissions on CFD markets, with the exception of CFD equities . Other trading costs like overnight financing fees and spread fees still apply. Find out more about our trading costs here .

What is the minimum deposit requirement to trade in gold?

We recommend an initial deposit of $2,500. However, the minimum deposit required is $150. When funding via a debit or credit card, the minimum amount per card transaction is $250.

How can I access and trade gold?

Log in to your FOREX.com account, then navigate to ‘Gold’ under the markets section. You can also use the search functionality on Web Trader or our mobile app to find gold directly - simply enter ‘XAU/USD’, or ‘XAUUSD Raw’ on MT4.

What is a raw spread market?

A raw spread market offers trading with minimal bid-ask spread markups. In this market, spreads are exceptionally narrow, providing traders with transparent, cost-effective access to real market prices.

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Looking to extract more value from your CFD trades? Trade gold with FOREX.com and enjoy a razor-thin spread of just 0.15pts.

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Benefit from deep liquidity and tighter pricing on our gold market

Diversify your portfolio

As a traditional safe haven asset, gold can help diversify your investments and hedge against inflation

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Why trade gold CFDs with FOREX.com?

Diversify your portfolio

Add gold to your portfolio to hedge against inflation and diversify your investments across asset classes.

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Take advantage of leveraged trading to speculate on gold with no need to own the underlying asset.

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What is gold trading?

Gold trading is the practice of speculating on the price of gold markets in order to make a profit – usually via futures, options, spot prices or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Usually, physical gold bars or coins are not handled during the transaction; instead they are settled in cash.

There are a number of reasons why you might decide to trade gold, including pure speculation, wanting to buy and take ownership of the physical gold, or as a hedge against instability.

When trading gold, you don’t necessarily need to hold the traditional mantra of ‘buy low, sell high’, as you can go long and short on gold prices – taking advantage of markets that fall in price, as well as those that rise. Whichever position you take, the aim of gold trading is to predict which direction the market will move in. The further the market moves in the direction you’ve predicted, the more you’d profit and the more it moves against you, the higher your losses.