Exness Gold (XAUUSD): Spread, Leverage, Trading Hours and Costs

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Short answer: On Exness, gold is the CFD symbol XAUUSD: one lot is 100 troy ounces, the minimum trade is 0.01 lot and the maximum is 200 lots. It is available on Standard, Standard Cent, Pro, Raw Spread and Zero accounts. Standard, Standard Cent and Pro charge no commission; Raw Spread charges USD 3.5 and Zero USD 5.5 per lot per side. The spread is not a fixed number: Exness quotes floating spreads and says XAUUSD is one of the instruments with stable spreads nearly 90% of the time outside volatile periods.

This page is specific to Exness conditions. It gives the contract specifications, the costs by account type, leverage and margin, hours, swap and the overnight fee that traders often miss. It does not predict gold prices or suggest trades. For general gold background see our gold trading guide and for comparisons with other brokers see best brokers for gold. Specifications are from the Exness Help Center, checked on October 27, 2026.

Exness XAUUSD specifications

Item	XAUUSD	XAUUSD247
Account types	Standard, Standard Cent, Pro, Raw Spread, Zero	Standard, Pro, Raw Spread, Zero
Platforms	Exness Terminal, MT5, MT4	Exness Terminal, MT5, MT4
Contract size	100 troy ounces	100 troy ounces
Pip size	0.01	0.01
Minimum / maximum volume	0.01 lot / 200 lots	0.01 lot / 200 lots
Execution	Market; instant on Pro only	Market; instant on Pro only
Margin	1:200 to 1:1000 (0.1% to 0.5%) when high margin requirements apply	Fixed 1:200 (0.5%)
Maximum leverage	Unlimited if eligible	Not eligible for unlimited
Swap	Triple swap on Wednesday	Triple swap on Wednesday
Trading	Follows the metals schedule	Gold seven days a week

Source: Exness Help Center: Commodities, updated October 22, 2026, checked October 27, 2026. Exness notes that margin requirements for selected instruments are moving from fixed to dynamic, so check the rollout list for XAUUSD.

Gold spread and commission by account type

Account	Commission on XAUUSD (per lot, per side)	Notes
Standard Cent	None	Cent account; XAUUSD247 is not offered
Standard	None	Cost is in the spread
Pro	None	Instant execution available
Raw Spread	USD 3.5	Lower spread, plus commission
Zero	USD 5.5	Spread from zero on the top instruments, plus commission

Exness does not publish one fixed gold spread. It says spread depends on volatility, news releases, unexpected events and market open or close, and that the live spread can be shown in Exness Terminal, or in MT4 and MT5 through the Market Watch window. Total cost per lot is the spread (in dollars per ounce multiplied by 100) plus the round-trip commission, so a commission account only wins if its spread is low enough. We worked through illustrative numbers in our gold broker comparison and the account-by-account figures are in the spread list and fees and spreads guide.

To check your cost yourself: open the Market Watch window, add the Spread column, and note the XAUUSD value at several times of day on a demo account before you fund a real one.

Leverage and margin for gold

Account leverage on Exness depends on equity. Up to 1:2000 is available below USD 30,000 of equity, with higher leverage available on eligible accounts below USD 5,000 (see our leverage guide), and it falls to 1:1000 from USD 30,000 and 1:500 from USD 100,000. For commodities, Exness separately applies margin requirements on gold of 1:200 to 1:1000 when high margin requirements apply, and XAUUSD247 has a fixed 1:200 margin. The leverage that actually applies to XAUUSD for your account is shown in the Personal Area. See Exness leverage for the full rules.

Margin is only a deposit. It is not your risk. Your risk is the distance to your stop loss times 100 ounces times the lots. For an illustration, at a gold price of USD 4,000 (an example, not a quote), 0.01 lot is a USD 4,000 position, and a USD 10 move against it changes the result by USD 10. The same move on 1 lot is USD 1,000. Use the lot size that makes a stop-out of your own plan acceptable.

Exness (KE) Limited clients have a 1:400 maximum leverage and a 20% stop out. For other clients stop out is 0% on most accounts. See the stop out guide.

Exness gold trading hours

Exness trading servers use UTC+0. You can build your own schedule for XAUUSD, in your time zone and including holidays, with the trading schedule on the Help Center's Instrument trading hours page. What Exness states there about gold:

• XAUUSD is usually closed during the forex rollover, which happens Sunday to Thursday at 21:00 UTC in summer and 22:00 UTC in winter, usually for 1 to 2 hours. Liquidity can stay thin around it.
• Most instruments follow US daylight saving time, so hours shift in March and November.
• Weekend server maintenance usually runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and can pause trading or withdrawals briefly.
• XAUUSD247 lets you trade gold seven days a week, with a stop level of 100% during daily breaks and weekends.

We deliberately do not copy a fixed weekly schedule into this page, because it changes with daylight saving and holidays. See our Exness trading hours guide for background.

Swap and the overnight administration fee

XAUUSD is on Exness's swap-free list for accounts with swap-free status, which is the default. But Exness can apply an administration fee on overnight orders if your activity falls outside trading mostly within the day. For XAUUSD and XAUUSD247 the published fee is USD 250 per lot for orders held past 21:00 UTC (US summer) or 22:00 UTC (US winter), Monday to Friday, per trading account and charged pro rata for part lots. You are told by email or in the Personal Area if it applies to you. Because this is large relative to small accounts, check your status before holding gold overnight. Details: swap-free status and admin fees on overnight orders, checked October 27, 2026, and our Islamic account guide.

Slippage and news

Gold can move quickly around US data and central bank decisions, and spreads can widen. Market execution fills at the price available, which can differ from the one you clicked. Pro accounts can use instant execution on XAUUSD. Exness has a slippage rule; read it before trading news. Negative Balance Protection resets a negative balance to zero after a stop out, but it does not stop you losing your deposit.

How to trade gold on Exness

1. Register and verify your account.
2. Practise on a demo account.
3. Choose an account type. Compare Raw Spread and Zero with commission-free Standard using your expected trade size.
4. Open the trading terminal (MT5, MT4 or Exness Terminal) and add XAUUSD to Market Watch. If you do not see it, right-click and choose Symbols; some symbol suffixes depend on the account type.
5. Set lot size from your stop loss distance and the loss you accept.
6. Place the order with a stop loss.

Frequently asked questions

What is the spread for gold on Exness?

It floats with market conditions and is not fixed. Exness lists XAUUSD among instruments with stable spreads nearly 90% of the time outside volatile periods. Spreads can vary and widen with market volatility, news and market open/close. Check the live spread for your account type in Market Watch.

What is the commission for XAUUSD on Exness?

None on Standard, Standard Cent and Pro. Raw Spread charges USD 3.5 per lot per side and Zero charges USD 5.5.

What leverage can I use on Exness gold?

Account leverage depends on equity, with unlimited leverage if conditions are met, while gold margin of 1:200 to 1:1000 applies when high margin requirements are in force. XAUUSD247 has fixed 1:200. Check your Personal Area.

What is the minimum lot for XAUUSD on Exness?

0.01 lot, which is 1 troy ounce. The maximum is 200 lots per order.

Can I trade gold on weekends on Exness?

Exness offers XAUUSD247 for seven-day gold trading. It is not available on Standard Cent.

Is Exness gold swap-free?

XAUUSD is on the swap-free list, but an overnight administration fee can apply if your trading activity does not fit the swap-free rules.

Risk warning: Forex and CFD trading involves a high risk of loss. This article is general information, not investment advice.