Live gold price (XAU/USD)

What the spot price is

The spot gold price is the current price for immediate delivery of one troy ounce of gold, quoted in US dollars as XAU/USD. It is set by the over-the-counter market, where banks, dealers and brokers trade continuously. The price you see here is a reference price around 4275.0, but it changes every second during market hours.

Gold is traded globally, so the spot price reflects the balance of buying and selling from all time zones. For a UAE trader, this means the price is active even when local markets are closed. The spot price is the base for all gold derivatives, including the CFDs offered by brokers like FxPro.

Why your broker’s price differs

Your broker’s gold price will not be identical to the spot price because of the spread. The spread is the difference between the buy (ask) and sell (bid) price, and it is how the broker earns revenue on each trade. The spread can widen during volatile news or when liquidity is thin.

The spread is not a fixed number; it depends on market conditions and the broker’s pricing model. Before you trade, check the current spread on your platform. The calculators on this site use the price you enter, so you can input your broker’s bid or ask to get accurate results.

How to read the change and refresh

The change displayed next to the gold price shows how much the price has moved since the previous close. It is usually shown in dollars and as a percentage. A positive change means gold is more expensive in US dollars, while a negative change means it is cheaper.

The price on this page refreshes automatically, but there may be a short delay. Always check the timestamp before making a trading decision. For the most precise entry and exit, use the live price on your trading platform, which is updated in real time.

How this price feeds the calculators

All calculators on this site accept the current gold price as an input. You can use the live price from this page or the price from your broker’s platform. The position size, pip value, margin and profit/loss tools all update their results instantly when you change the price.

Using an accurate price is important because a small difference in price can change your pip calculation. For example, if you enter at 4275.0 and exit at 4275.5, that is a 50-pip move because one pip is 0.01. The profit/loss calculator converts that move into money based on your lot size and account currency.

Where the reference price on this page comes from and what its latency means

The figure on this page is a spot reference for XAU/USD, built from aggregated gold pricing that is refreshed on a short cycle rather than a single exchange tick. It is not a broker quote, so its latency is the time between the underlying market print and the moment the number appears here. In practice that lag depends on the feed and your connection, which is why you should read it as a guide to where gold is trading, not as a price you can deal on.

Latency on a reference page matters most when gold is moving quickly. A short delay can leave the displayed price behind the live market, so a level that looks reachable on screen may already be gone by the time an order reaches your platform. For UAE traders watching XAU/USD around the London or New York sessions, that gap is worth respecting. The page tells you the direction and rough level; your broker's quote tells you what you can actually trade.

The reference is expressed in US dollars per ounce, with 1 standard lot equal to 100 oz and one pip equal to 0.01. A move of 1.00 on the reference is therefore 100 pips, or $100 per standard lot. Because the page carries latency, treat any calculated AED value as indicative until you confirm it against the tradeable quote on MT4, MT5, cTrader or FxPro Edge. Funding and withdrawal in AED through local bank transfer does not change the reference itself; it only affects your account balance.

Why your broker's gold quote differs from a market reference price

A broker's quote differs from a reference price because it is a tradeable two-way price, not a single mid-market figure. The broker publishes a bid and an ask, and the ask sits above the bid by the spread. A reference page usually shows one number near the middle of the market. So even when both are working from the same underlying gold market, the broker's ask will be higher and the bid lower than the reference you see here, by the size of that gap.

The difference also comes from where each number is sourced. A reference feed aggregates pricing across venues, while your broker prices off its own liquidity and risk management. FxPro Global Markets MENA Ltd. serves UAE clients on MT4, MT5, cTrader and FxPro Edge, and the quote you see there is the one your order fills against. The cost consists of the spread and any commission or swap that applies to your account type; those depend on the instrument and your agreement, so confirm them on the platform rather than assuming the reference equals your cost.

Leverage does not change the quote, but it changes what the quote requires from you. At up to 1:500 on standard forex accounts, within DFSA/SCA-compliant limits and varying by instrument, a 0.10-lot gold position needs about $85.50 margin. That margin is calculated from the broker's price, not the reference. Treat 1:500 as a cap, not a target. FxPro is licensed by the FCA (UK), CySEC and FSCA.

Bid, ask and the gap between them on a gold quote

The bid is the price at which you can sell, and the ask is the price at which you can buy; the gap between them is the spread. On gold, with one pip equal to 0.01, that gap is quoted in pips and is the first cost you meet on every trade. A reference page shows neither side clearly, which is why a live broker quote is the only figure that tells you what entry and exit will actually cost at that moment.

The spread is not fixed for all conditions. It depends on the broker's liquidity, the time of day, and how volatile gold is. Around major data releases or thin liquidity, the gap can widen, and it can widen quickly. That is why the cost of a trade is best judged from the platform at the moment you click, not from a reference page. The reference tells you the level; the bid-ask gap tells you the price of getting in and out.

For a standard lot of 100 oz, each pip of spread is a real cost. Because the page does not publish a spread number, the honest approach is to read the live bid and ask on your platform and calculate the gap yourself. If you fund in AED through local bank transfer, your account balance is in AED terms but the gold quote remains in USD, so the spread is charged in the quote currency and converted. Confirm the applicable spread and any commission on your account before sizing a position.

What a stale gold quote looks like and how to handle it

A stale quote is one that has stopped updating while the market has moved, so the price on screen no longer reflects where gold is trading. It looks like a bid and ask that sit unchanged through a period of obvious volatility, or a reference figure that fails to move when other sources do. On a live platform, a frozen quote near a fast market is a warning sign, not a bargain. The safe response is to refresh, check a second source, and avoid sending an order against a price you cannot verify.

Stale quotes appear for practical reasons: a dropped connection, a feed interruption, or a market that has paused. They are more likely at the daily rollover, around major scheduled data, and at the weekend when gold is closed. If your platform shows a quote that will not update, do not assume the market is still there. Reconnect, reload the chart, and compare the bid and ask with the reference on this page before acting. If the two disagree widely, trust the live platform only after it updates.

Handling a stale quote is about process, not prediction. Keep your connection stable, avoid market orders during a freeze, and use the reference page as a cross-check rather than an execution price. Remember that leverage is a cap: at up to 1:500 on standard forex accounts, within DFSA/SCA-compliant limits and varying by instrument, a 0.10-lot position needs about $85.50 margin, but that figure assumes a valid live quote. FxPro is licensed by the FCA (UK), CySEC and FSCA.

How often this gold reference refreshes and what a stale reading looks like

This page refreshes on a short cycle, so the figure you see is recent but never instantaneous. The refresh interval depends on the feed behind the page and your own connection, which means the number can be a few seconds behind the live market. That is normally harmless for context, but it matters when gold is moving fast. Read the timestamp or refresh behaviour as part of the price, not as a detail. A figure without a sense of its age is only half the information.

A stale reading looks like a number that has not changed while the market clearly has. If gold is moving on your broker platform but the reference here sits still, or if the page shows the same value across a refresh, treat it as stale. The same applies if the change indicator and the price seem inconsistent. In those moments, the reference is not wrong so much as old. The correct move is to rely on the live bid and ask on MT4, MT5, cTrader or FxPro Edge for any decision.

Stale readings are most likely during feed interruptions, at the weekend, and around the daily close. They are not a signal to trade; they are a signal to wait for a clean update. Because the page does not publish a spread or a commission, you cannot price a trade from it anyway. Use it to see the level, then confirm the tradeable quote and the applicable costs on your platform. Funding in AED by local bank transfer affects your balance, not the freshness of the gold reference.

Spot reference versus the broker's tradeable quote: which one your order fills against

Your order fills against your broker's tradeable quote, never against the spot reference on this page. The reference is a single indicative number; the broker quote is a bid and an ask that you can actually deal on. When you buy gold, you pay the ask; when you sell, you receive the bid. The reference sits between them at best. That is the central difference, and it is why the price you see here should be treated as context rather than an execution level.

The gap between the two is made of the spread and the broker's own pricing. FxPro Global Markets MENA Ltd. serves UAE clients, and the quote on its platforms is the one that determines your fill. The cost consists of the spread plus any commission or swap that applies to your account, and those depend on the instrument and your agreement. Because no spread or commission figure is published here, confirm them on the platform. Leverage, up to 1:500 on standard forex accounts within DFSA/SCA-compliant limits and varying by instrument, is a cap and does not change the fill price.

For sizing, the distinction matters. At 1:500, a 0.10-lot gold position needs about $85.50 margin, calculated from the broker's price. One standard lot is 100 oz and one pip is 0.01, so a 1.00 move is $100 per lot. Those figures only become real against the tradeable quote. Use the reference to understand the market, then check the live bid and ask before you act. FxPro is licensed by the FCA (UK), CySEC and FSCA.

Weekend and holiday pricing on the gold reference

Gold does not trade on a single continuous clock, so the reference on this page only updates while the underlying market is open. Spot gold (XAU/USD) runs from the weekly open in Asia through the New York close, then pauses for the weekend. During that pause the figure you see is the last value before the close, not a live quote. If you are planning an order for Monday, treat a Saturday or Sunday reading as a historical close and expect the first tradeable quote to reflect whatever happened in the gap.

Public holidays in the UAE and in major gold centres can thin or suspend the feed even on a weekday. A UAE public holiday does not necessarily close the global gold market, but it can affect when your local bank transfer settles and when your broker's support desk is staffed. The reference on this page follows the market, not the local calendar, so a quiet local holiday can sit alongside a normal live reading. Check the market session, not just the date, before you assume the number is current.

Around holiday closures the gap between the last pre-holiday print and the first post-holiday print can be wider than a normal session move. That is not a malfunction; it is the market repricing while no continuous trading was available. If you hold a position through a closure, the mark on your account can jump at the reopen. The practical step is to size the position so that a holiday gap does not force a liquidation, and to confirm with your broker when the gold quote will resume before you rely on this page again.

Why two gold sources disagree by a few cents, and which one your order fills against

Two gold sources disagree by a few cents because they are measuring slightly different things at slightly different moments. One may be a consolidated reference built from several venues, another a single broker's own book; one may timestamp on receipt, another on publication. A few cents on XAU/USD is a fraction of one pip, since one pip is 0.01, so the disagreement is usually timing and sourcing rather than a real price difference. Neither number is wrong; they are just not the same measurement.

Your order fills against your broker's tradeable quote, not against the reference printed on this page. The reference is useful for orientation and for the calculators, but execution happens on the price your broker streams to your platform, which includes the bid-ask spread and the broker's own liquidity. On a 0.10-lot gold position, where one pip is 0.01 and one lot is 100 oz, a few cents of difference is small in cash terms, but it still means the fill price can differ from the screen you were watching.

When two sources disagree, the one that matters for your account is the one your order is routed to. If you are comparing this page with MT4, MT5, cTrader or FxPro Edge, expect small differences and do not treat them as an error. The entity serving UAE clients is FxPro Global Markets MENA Ltd., and FxPro is licensed by the FCA (UK), CySEC and FSCA. Check the tradeable quote in your platform at the moment you click, and use this page as context rather than as an execution price.

What the bid-ask gap does around the daily close

The bid-ask gap on gold typically widens around the daily close because liquidity thins as desks square positions and market makers reduce the size they are willing to show. A wider gap means the ask sits further above the bid, so a round trip costs more in spread terms even if the mid price has barely moved. On XAU/USD, where one pip is 0.01, the change can be visible in the quote without a large move in the reference. The gap is a cost, not a signal about direction.

The exact widening depends on the venue, the session and the broker's liquidity arrangements, so there is no single number to quote. What you can rely on is the direction: around the close, and especially into a weekend or holiday, the gap is more likely to be wider than during the active London-New York overlap. If you are opening or closing a position near the close, check the current bid and ask in your platform rather than assuming the gap you saw an hour earlier still applies.

For UAE traders, the daily close can fall outside normal local banking hours, which matters if you are moving funds by local bank transfer to adjust margin. A wider gap at the close does not change your leverage cap, which is up to 1:500 on standard forex accounts, within DFSA/SCA-compliant limits and varying by instrument, but it does change the cost of getting in or out at that moment. Plan entries away from the close if the spread matters to your strategy, and keep the risk framing in mind: wider gaps and thin liquidity can magnify losses as well as costs.