Trade Commodities

Trade gold, silver, platinum, palladium, crude oil and natural gas

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COMMODITIES

TRADE FROM

3 TICKS SPREAD

TRADE FROM

$0 COMMISSION

UP TO

1:UNLIMITED LEVERAGE

COMMODITIES

TRADE FROM

3 TICKS SPREAD

TRADE FROM

$0 COMMISSION

UP TO

1:UNLIMITED LEVERAGE

COMMODITIES

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*The prices on this page are indicative. Prices for instruments with lower liquidity such as but not limited to exotic currency pairs, stocks and indices are not refreshed as often as commonly traded instruments. Please check inside your MT4/MT5 platform for latest live prices

What are Commodities?

Commodities like gold, silver, platinum, oil and natural gas are raw materials that play a fundamental role in the global economy. Their prices are directly related to their discovery, extraction and consumption and determine the cost of many goods and services. You can trade them to try and capitalise on this supply and demand dynamic.

Popular commodities include

Crude Oil

Symbol: USOIL

Crude oil is a non-renewable energy source that is refined to make numerous products, including fuels, plastics and lubricants. It is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other chemicals and it plays a vital role for powering our daily lives. The availability and price of crude oil can be consequential to the global economy and in geopolitics.

Brent Oil

Symbol: UKOIL

This is a specific type of crude oil blend found in the north sea between the UK and Norway. Like crude oil but lighter, it is refined to make numerous products, including fuels, plastics and lubricants.

Natural Gas

Symbol: USNGAS

Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture that is found in deposits deep beneath the earth's surface. Natural gas is an important source of energy for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.

Gold

Symbol: XAUUSD

Gold is a valuable soft metal with widespread applications throughout human history. It's extensive usage, scarcity and intrinsic value make it one of the most sought-after precious metals. Gold has been used for art, jewellery, coins, electronics, industry and as an investment due to it ’s store of value.

Silver

Symbol: XAGUSD

Silver is also a valuable and in demand precious metal with widespread applications. Historically, silver has been used for currency, jewellery, in electronics and for medical and sanitary applications. It's extensive usage, scarcity and intrinsic value make it a desirable component in many investment portfolios.

How commodities trading works

Commodity trading allows you to speculate on the price movements of commodities without owning the physical commodities. If you think the price of a commodity is likely to rise, you can simply buy it. If you think the price of the commodity is likely to fall, you can sell it.

Bid and ask prices

Each commodity is quoted with two prices, the 'Bid' price and the 'Ask' price. The bid price is the price at which you can sell the commodity. While the ask price is the price at which you can buy it. The ask price is always higher than the bid price and the difference between these prices is called the 'Spread'.

Go long or short

The basic idea is to buy (go long) when you think the commodity will appreciate in value and sell (go short) when you think it will depreciate in value. You can trade commodities long or short, meaning that you can trade rising as well as falling prices.

Commodities are traded in lots

When trading commodities, trades are placed in terms of lots. Where one lot is determined by the quantity of the commodity being traded. For example, one standard lot for gold is 100 ounces, one mini lot is 10 ounces and one micro lot is one ounce. Check our contracts specifications page to learn more about commodity lot sizes.

Commodity trading involves leverage and margin

Commodity trading involves using leverage, which allows you to buy and sell commodities worth more than the amount you have in your trading account. For example, trading with 20:1 leverage would allow you to buy 100 barrels of crude oil at only 5% of the current market value. Leverage can magnify potential profits but it also increases risk and speeds up losses.

Commodities trading example

You decide to buy 0.1 lots of Crude Oil at $70 using 20:1 leverage.

Trade size:

0.1 lots = 100 barrels of Crude Oil

Position value:

100 barrels x $70 = $7,000

Margin requirement:

USD 7,000 / 20 = $350

Now you have opened a long position in Crude Oil worth $7,000. Since commodities are traded using leverage, only $350 was used as margin from your trading account. After some time, the price of Crude Oil moves and you decide to sell.

Scenario 1