Metals Trading

Trade precious metals CFDs with AvaTrade!

AvaTrade Offers the TOP Precious Metals CFDs

Instrument nameMT5/MT4 SymbolLeverage
Gold TradingGOLD
Silver TradingSILVER
Platinum TradingPLATINUM
Palladium TradingPALLADIUM
Copper TradingCOPPER

Trading Precious Metals

Since the beginning of time gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium have been well known as valuable, the reason for their high value is due to their rarity. They are expensive, difficult to mine, and appreciated by industries and investors alike. In today’s trading world, it is possible to gain profits from a commodity, such as gold without having to physically own the metal. At AvaTrade South Africa, you can easily trade gold, platinum and other precious metals online. Try metals trading with your leading regulated broker and enjoy the following benefits.

  • Trade gold, platinum, palladium, silver and copper with competitive spreads
  • Make bigger trades with leverage of up to
  • Trade on the powerful Metatrader platforms: the MetaTrader5 & the MetaTrader 4
  • Trade whichever way you think the market will go – long or short
  • Trade on the go with our new mobile trade app AvaTradeGO
  • Get 24/5 live client support in your language

Advantages of Trading Metals with AvaTrade

Trading precious metals with AvaTrade ZA can be beneficial in several ways:

  • Short selling
    Short selling or “going short” is a way for a trader to profit on decreasing prices. This process allows one to trade and benefit when the markets are down. Contrary to physical metals trading, trading them as CFDs, provides greater flexibility and liquidity which allows the trader to go short with less risks compared to trading the actual metals.
  • High leverage
    High leverage allows a trader to open a much larger position with minimum investment, meaning the trader can build up and control larger sums of money. Leverage can magnify your potential profits and at the same time can magnify your losses.
  • Auto trading
    Auto treading is a method of trading with a computer program which helps determine if a trader should buy or sell at any given time. The trader sets up the software to make certain decisions based on technical rules that it implements.

Since trades with AvaTrade are performed though our SSL secured online trading platform, it is a big advantage to assist in avoiding potential hackers and theft.

What are Precious Metals?

Precious metals are defined by their rarity, and their use as an investment vehicle (refers to any way a person or business can invest with the intention to ultimately grow their money). The term precious metals refer to the group of metals that are known to be unique and highly valuable. Factors which have historically affected the price of gold and other precious metals have been economic, financial, and with drastic world events taking place, they have often been a haven and an asset for retaining wealth throughout history.

Precious metals also known as rare metals that have desired characteristics with unique beauty are used commonly in jewelry pieces. These metals do not rust or decay, therefore, they can last for many years. Some incredible uses for precious metals, for example where silver is incorporated in manufacturing are; Solar energy panels, medical and surgical equipment, everyday electronics, cell phones, cameras, mirrors and many other items. Gold is often desired for jewelry, electronics, orthodontics items, since it is pliable and conducts electricity and can merge well with other metals. Popular items such as awards and medals are also made of gold.

Factors Influencing Precious Metal Trading

Several distinct factors come into play when analyzing the prices of precious metals:

  • Supply
    Can be affected by decline in production and political instability.
  • Demand
    Mainly comes from jewelry, use in everyday technological products, and for investment purposes
  • Market Volatility
    Precious metals have often been used as a safe haven investment when markets are unpredictable

Investing in precious metals is a popular way of portfolio diversification. There are several options when looking to invest starting with coins and bullions. These usually have a very low margin and trade close to the metal's current market price.

Mining stocks belonging to publicly traded companies give an investor the opportunity to buy them at the production level.

ETFs serve the purpose for investors looking to have a mixture of exposures to precious metals mining companies, and metals complex. There are a range of choices like funds in specific areas, or globally, large mining producers or smaller ones.

As global economies improve, precious metal prices seem to have taken a hit since fewer investors feel the need to look for a safe haven.  However, when times are tough people globally go looking for the safe bet of a precious metal bar. As a client of AvaTrade you will receive regular market reports and live, streaming news updates as well as all the analysis of the latest moves in the metals markets.

How AvaTrade Can Help?

Join AvaTrade for as little as and start trading gold and other metals today. Not only can you earn a sign-up bonus of up to $10,000, depending on your initial deposit, but you’ll get access to a range of advantages and benefits that are exclusive to AvaTrade clients. We offer a range of intuitive and customizable platforms, including automated trading solutions, so you are guaranteed to find the trading environment that suits your style. You can trade gold and other commodities on the same screen as your forex trades, buy and sell directly from live charts, and set stops and limits in order to protect your capital.

AvaTrade also offers award-winning customer support, in more than 15 languages, whenever the markets are open.

The best way to trade precious metals in 4 easy steps

  1. Open a trading account with AvaTrade
  2. Fund your account
  3. Choose precious metals to trade
  4. Start Trading

Metals Trading and Forex

Metals trading at AvaTrade is easy to understand, especially if you have already gained some experience with the forex trading market. Adding forex to your portfolio diversifies it and allows you to build strategies based on correlation between assets (e.g. precious metals and currencies). You can even hedge you precious metals positions with FX options trading.

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Main Precious metals FAQ

  • What are the advantages of trading precious metals?

    One of the top advantages is the easy liquidity provided by precious metals. This keeps the market healthy. Another reason is the ever increasing demand for precious metals. As demand continues to increase it supports gains in price as well. Of course trading in precious metals is a good way to diversify if you typically trade in stocks or currencies. Perhaps the greatest advantage of trading in precious metals though is the profit potential they offer traders of all experience levels.

     
  • Which precious metal is the best to trade?

    Gold, silver, platinum, palladium. Which of these precious metals is the best to trade? There are advantages to each. Of course gold is the most popular of the precious metals, but its sister metal silver is close in popularity and often performs better than gold thanks to its dual nature as a store of value and an industrial metal. Platinum isn’t considered in the same class as gold and silver for investing, but it can be a good choice for traders, especially when it begins to trend. Finally there is palladium, which actually tracks platinum prices quite well, so traders can simply choose one or the other in most cases.

     
  • What factors influence precious metal prices?

    There are two factors that are the primary drivers in the prices of all precious metals. Those two factors are supply and demand. In many cases new traders only consider the demand side of this equation, but that can definitely lead to some unexpected price moves when supplies are either cut short suddenly or increased rapidly. In the case of silver, platinum, and palladium there can also be changes in industrial demand that will impact price. Any change in automobile production is likely to see all three of these industrial precious metals change price dramatically.