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precious metals

Gold and silver
against the dollar

Spot gold and spot silver, both priced in US dollars. One lot of gold is 100 ounces and one lot of silver is 5,000 ounces, so 0.01 lots is a single ounce of gold.

Gold bars resting on a slab of red glass
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Metals: gold and silver

100

Ounces in one lot of gold

0.01

Minimum volume, in lots

100

Maximum volume, in lots

specifications

Metals contract specifications

Every metals instrument you can trade with us, with what one lot represents and the smallest and largest volume per order.

Metals contract specifications
SymbolOne lotPrice stepMinimum volumeVolume stepMaximum volume
XAUUSDGold vs US Dollar (spot)100 oz0.010.01 lots0.01 lots100 lots
XAGUSDSilver vs US Dollar (spot)5,000 oz0.0010.01 lots0.01 lots100 lots

Contract specifications as set on our trading server. Spreads are floating and change with the market. The current spread and the margin a trade needs are shown on the order ticket before you place it.

platform

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Web terminal

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Mobile web

The same account in your phone browser, with a layout made for a small screen.

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on the terminal

Metals, with the right tools

  1. 01

    Gold from one ounce

    The minimum volume is 0.01 lots, which is one ounce of gold, so a first position does not have to be a large one.

  2. 02

    Margin shown on the ticket

    The estimated margin for the volume you typed is on the order ticket before you place the trade.

  3. 03

    Alerts instead of screen time

    Set a price alert on gold or silver and the terminal tells you when the market gets there.

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