Gold and Silver Trading
Take a position on precious metals with competitive pricing and no need to hold physical bullion.
Market Overview
Gold has been a store of value for longer than any currency in circulation, and it still behaves like one. When confidence in currencies or governments weakens, capital tends to move toward metals. When real interest rates rise and the dollar strengthens, that flow often reverses. Trading gold and silver as contracts for difference gives you exposure to those movements without storage, insurance or delivery. You can open a position in either direction, size it to your account, and close it the same day if you choose. Silver behaves differently and should not be treated as a smaller version of gold. It carries substantial industrial demand alongside its role as a store of value, which makes it more volatile and more sensitive to the manufacturing cycle.
Key Features
Available Instruments
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| Symbol | Instrument | Spread from | Swap long | Swap short | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAUUSD | Gold CFD | 0.18 | -18.4 | 6.2 | 23/5 |
| XAGUSD | Silver CFD | 0.028 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 23/5 |
Understanding gold and silver pricing
Real interest rates, the US dollar, central bank activity, risk sentiment and physical demand are the principal forces behind the gold price. Gold pays no yield, so when inflation adjusted rates rise, holding it carries a higher opportunity cost. Gold is priced in dollars, while central bank buying and selling programmes shape the market over longer horizons. Geopolitical escalation, banking stress and sharp equity drawdowns tend to increase demand for assets perceived as safe.
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Risk Information
Trading gold and silver through leveraged contracts for difference carries a high level of risk. Prices can move quickly, liquidity can change, and losses can exceed expectations when a position is oversized. Review the current contract specifications, margin requirement, trading schedule, swap treatment and applicable client agreement before trading. The figures and availability shown in the instruments table are editable placeholders until confirmed by the relevant product and compliance owners.
FAQ
With a CFD you speculate on price movement without taking ownership. There is nothing to store, insure or transport, you can take a short position as easily as a long one, and you can trade on margin.
Gold and silver trade across extended hours with a short daily break. The exact schedule is published in the contract specifications.
Yes, a swap applies to positions held past the daily rollover, unless you hold a swap free account.
Silver has a smaller market and a much larger share of industrial demand, so it reacts to both the manufacturing cycle and the same safe haven flows that drive gold.
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