Risk warning: CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. 18+ only.
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Risk & Disclosures

CFD risk warning

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Gold CFDs are leveraged: a small price move can cause a large loss compared with the money in your account. Prices can gap past your stop-loss around news releases, at the weekly open, or in fast markets. Most retail traders who trade CFDs lose money. Only trade with money you can afford to lose.

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Everything on Gold Desk is general information and calculators for education. Nothing here is investment, financial, tax or legal advice, a personal recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any financial product. Statistics describe the past and do not predict the future. Calculators may contain errors; check every number with your broker's platform before trading.

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Data sources and accuracy

  • Event times come from official US government schedules (Federal Reserve Board, BEA, BLS, US Department of Labor). Schedules can change at short notice, so confirm with the publisher. "High" and "medium" labels are our own grouping, not forecasts.
  • Session statistics are computed by Gold Desk from HistData.com XAU/USD 1-minute bid data, which HistData provides free and without warranty. Your broker's prices, spreads and trading hours will differ.

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