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Multi-asset CFD broker Vantage Markets has announced the launch of XAUUSD247, a new over-the-counter gold contract for difference that allows eligible clients to trade around the clock, including weekends. The product is scheduled to go live today ( 6 July).
The launch follows a broader move towards continuous gold markets. Derivatives exchange CME Group announced in June that it plans to extend trading of certain gold futures products to 24/7, subject to regulatory review, with round-the-clock trading of its 1-Ounce Gold futures contract due to begin on 26 July. XAUUSD247 is a separate OTC CFD product offered by Vantage rather than an exchange-traded instrument, and notably reaches the market ahead of the exchange move it references.
"XAUUSD247 provides eligible clients with access to gold CFDs beyond standard market hours, supported by transparent product mechanics and clearly defined trading controls," - Marc Despallieres, Chief Executive Officer at Vantage.
How XAUUSD247 works
XAUUSD247 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays, subject to scheduled platform maintenance and regional availability. The product uses a one-ounce contract size, compared with the 100-ounce contract size of Vantage's traditional XAUUSD product, lowering the entry threshold for smaller accounts. No separate trading commission applies, although spreads, financing charges and other applicable costs may apply. Tiered leverage of up to 100x may be available, subject to position size, account type and applicable trading conditions, and one-sided margin calculation applies for eligible accounts holding both long and short positions.
Risk controls for weekend liquidity
Weekend trading brings particular risks, including thinner liquidity and the potential for wider spreads when the main London and New York bullion desks are closed. To manage this, XAUUSD247 incorporates net and gross exposure limits at account level as part of its risk-management framework. When the applicable exposure threshold is reached, accounts enter close-only mode until exposure returns below the relevant limit. Applicable spreads, financing charges, leverage, exposure limits and other trading conditions may vary depending on the client's account type, region and applicable Vantage entity.
A wider shift towards round-the-clock gold
Vantage is among the first mainstream retail CFD brokers to bring weekend gold to the MetaTrader and TradingView audience. However, IG has offered a "Weekend Gold" product for some time, structured as a separately priced weekend index that reconciles to the weekday market at the close of the weekend session, alongside a wider suite of weekend instruments.
The tokenisation market has also offered continuous gold exposure for years. Gold-backed tokens such as Pax Gold and Tether Gold trade on crypto rails at all hours, and tokenisation company Streamex Corp has moved further into the mainstream, announcing in late June a collaboration with FINRA-member broker Siebert Financial and regulated platform tZERO, with its gold-backed token already trading around the clock on the Solana blockchain.
Most established OTC CFD brokers still close gold over the weekend, typically running XAUUSD from Sunday evening to Friday evening with a short daily maintenance break.
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