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Gold is one of the world's most highly desirable precious metals, which is traded by many retail traders and institutions to form the foundations of their portfolios. 

Its importance, scarcity and (cultural and financial) value has only increased over the years, due to its sought-after use in jewelry production and in technology as an electrical conductor. 

Gold is considered to be a "safe haven" investment during times of political or fiscal uncertainty, as its finite supply allows for it to be a good hedging tool. Stable price movements are often observed and in times of volatility, its price will likely spike due to increased demand.

Spot gold is the current price that gold is trading at right now and not a price that's set for a future date. At Pepperstone, you can trade gold in many different currencies, such as the USD, EUR and GBP. 

You can trade gold on leverage (CFDs) with Pepperstone. Trading gold CFDs allows you to speculate on the price movements of gold and you don't own the underlying asset itself.  

You can trade Spot Gold CFDs as a commodity, such as XAUUSD or XAUEUR. Alternatively, you can trade shares on companies that mine gold, such as Newcrest Mining Ltd (NCM.AX) and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AX).

Learn how to trade gold CFDs with our comprehensive trading guide. 

You can keep up to date with any gold-related market news and analysis here. Our global research team write financial market commentary and previews daily, across all asset classes. 

You can also refer to reputable business and financial news sites, such as Bloomberg, Financial Times and Reuters.

You can trade spot gold CFDs (e.g. XAUSUD) on either MT4 or MT5 from 00:01 - 23:59. The market opens at 01:00 on Mondays and closes at 23:55 on Fridays (GMT+2). Our full list of commodities to trade and their session times is available here. 

Supply and demand will influence the price of gold, and during periods of general risk-off sentiment, traders will invest in gold to protect their portfolios in an effort to reduce their potential losses on other assets.

Central Bank policies, interest rates, inflation, global financial instability and (political) event risk will also cause gold price movements to fluctuate. Furthermore, we see an inverse relationship with gold and the USD, whereby if the USD falls we're likely to see a hike in the price of gold and vice versa.