Metals CFD Trading
Trade CFDs on precious metals such as Gold, Silver, and Copper with low spreads and fast execution.
Trade Metal CFDs with FP Markets
Trade precious metals such as Gold, Silver, Copper against the US dollar, the euro and the British pound, and diversify your strategy.
Click here for our full list of Metal CFDs and their typical spreads.
Why trade Metals CFDs?
- Diversify your investment portfolio by trading Metal CFDs
- Go long or go short and maximise trading opportunities without owning physical metals
- Use leverage to open larger positions with less capital
- Hedge your investment risks with high-value assets, like gold and silver
- Low margin, low-cost trading, without compromising execution
- Access a wide range of trading tools to hone your trading skills
Explore trading Metal CFDs on some of the most powerful trading platforms available such as the MetaTrader 4 (MT4), the MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader, TradingView, Iress and Mottai. Accessible on both desktop and mobile platforms, the MT4/MT5, cTrader, Iress and Mottai platforms can change your trading perspective.
- Spreads from 0.0 pips & leverage up to 1:20
- Customisable interface, including colours of technical indicators
- One-click trading
- MarketWatch
- Live price streaming on Live and Demo accounts
- 128-bit SSL encryption for secure trading
- Expert Advisors (EAs)
- Customisable alerts
- Compatible with iOS, Android and Mac devices
What is Metals trading?
Metals, part of Commodities, are some of the most popular asset classes that you can trade in financial markets. Gold, silver, copper and other metals are considered safe haven assets by both investors and traders.
Geopolitical tensions tend to boost the demand for gold, whether short-term or long-term. Other factors that can impact the prices of precious metals such as gold, silver, copper, etc., are supply/demand and major bank monetary policy adjustments, including interest rate decisions.
By opening an FP Markets trading account, you can trade CFDs on gold, silver, copper, and others using advanced trading platforms and tools. The Metals market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week.
Why trade Metal CFDs?
Precious metals are among the Top Commodities to trade. Metals are classified as a hard commodity as they are mined from the earth or extracted from natural resources. Through Contracts For Difference (CFDs), you can gain exposure to metals markets.
Margin Trading
As CFDs are a leveraged product, you can open large positions by depositing only the margin required. As metals such as gold have high levels of liquidity, commodity trading offers higher levels of leverage than many other tradable instruments.
Go 'Long' or 'Short'
By trading Metal CFDs, going ‘long’ or ‘short’ you can speculate in both rising and falling prices. The ability to open short positions and trade on falling prices is another aspect of CFD trading and one that may create additional trading opportunities.
Risk Management
Advanced trading platforms such as MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Iress, Mottai and TradingView offer cutting edge risk management tools. Their features include a large range of charting tools but also a multitude of order types and alerts to ensure that you are made aware of any changes to market conditions.
Metals CFD Trading - FAQs
What are the most traded metals?
According to market data, gold is the most traded metal. Silver, copper, platinum and palladium are also among the most popular traded commodities. A trading account with FP Markets ensures traders get the suitable tools and trading conditions to navigate metals markets.
Why are precious metals valuable?
As indicated by their name, precious metals are indeed that. They are rare, which prevents the prospect of excessive supply, and have an infinite lifespan as they do not rust. The fact that they are measured in troy ounces makes it easy to compare their value.
The history of metals dates back thousands of years. Apart from being a medium of trade and exchange, precious metals have been considered as a long-term store of value for an extended period of time.
Precious metals are highly valued due to increased demand and low supply. Some of them, like gold for example, have an infinite lifespan making them the right value storage tool for an extended period of time.
Precious and rare earth metals have been vital components of economic activity for thousands of years. New ways to use metals are closely associated with technological advancements such as space exploration, EV batteries, etc.
What factors should I consider when trading Metal CFDs?
Before trading metal CFDs, traders should consider several key factors that may influence metal prices. Reports regarding CPI inflation, GDP growth, especially the ones related to the US economy, as well as major bank monetary policy decisions can significantly impact precious metal prices.
