Gold Trading (XAU/USD) with Exness
How gold is traded as a CFD on Exness — the XAU/USD market, platforms and risks.
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Gold is traded on Exness as a CFD under the symbol XAU/USD — the price of one ounce of gold in US dollars. A trader can go long or short on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, the web terminal or the Exness Trade app, without holding physical metal, from a $10 minimum deposit. On Exness's MetaTrader 5 Standard feed, the typical measured XAU/USD spread was 24 pips. Gold prices can move sharply, so trading gold CFDs is risky.
Measured: the gold spread on a Standard account
Across the same London–New York hours, the measured XAU/USD spread on an Exness Standard account was $0.24 per ounce, against $0.64 on an independent interbank reference feed — about 62% tighter. This is a live measurement, re-taken on a schedule (latest reading 2026-07-18), and this block is shown only while the measured spread stays below the reference.
Spreads may fluctuate and widen depending on liquidity, news and market conditions.
Full numbers: live spreads · trading costs · spread stability.
Trading gold as a CFD
- Gold is traded on Exness as a CFD under the symbol XAU/USD — the price of one ounce of gold quoted in US dollars.
- A gold CFD tracks the gold price, so a trader can go long or short without holding any physical metal.
- Gold trades on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, the Exness web terminal and the Exness Trade app, alongside forex, other metals, indices and crypto CFDs.
- Gold is popular with traders in Pakistan as a way to follow a familiar asset in the global market; prices can move sharply around economic news.
- An account opens from a $10 minimum deposit, and gold can be practised first on a free demo account. Trading gold CFDs is risky.
Measured gold conditions (XAU/USD) — from the Exness MT5 feed
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Symbol | XAU/USD (gold vs US dollar) |
| Typical spread (measured) | 24 pips |
| Contract size | 100 oz |
| Minimum / maximum lot | 0.01 / 200 |
| Tick value | $0.10 |
| Max leverage | up to 1:200 |
| Annualised volatility (measured) | ~22% |
| Ticks sampled | 262,890 |
| Last captured (server time) | 2026-07-21 07:50 |
Measured on Exness's MetaTrader 5 Standard feed (server Exness-MT5Trial11) via an in-terminal MQL5 expert advisor — the broker's own pricing feed, not an estimate. Spreads are variable and widen around news and the daily rollover. The live spreads page carries the full measured table for every instrument.
Gold trading with Exness at a glance
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Symbol | XAU/USD (gold vs US dollar) |
| Traded as | CFD — long or short |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, web terminal, Exness Trade app |
| Account | From a $10 minimum on Standard |
| Risk | High — gold can move sharply on news |
CFDs are complex instruments. Confirm current gold trading conditions with Exness before trading.
When gold (XAU/USD) moves most — measured
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average daily range | 7,135 pips (~14-day) |
| Most active hour (server time) | 12:00 |
| Calmest hour (server time) | 20:00 |
| Most active weekday | Wednesday |
| Annualised volatility | ~22% |
Gold intraday activity and daily range measured on the Exness MT5 feed. Times are platform server time (about UTC+3). Measured on Exness's MetaTrader 5 Standard feed (server Exness-MT5Trial11), captured 2026-07-21. Figures are variable — confirm the current terms with Exness before trading.