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Expand your portfolio

with commodity trading and capitalize on endless opportunities.

Enjoy trading gold with an advantage

riding market volatility with the most stable gold spreads.

Leverage unique trading conditions

like Stop Out Protection to give your strategy an advantage.

Commodities

Commodity market conditions

The commodity market is a global marketplace for trading various types of commodities like precious metals and energies. Trading them allows you to speculate on the price of highly volatile instruments like gold and oil without buying the underlying asset, whether the commodity price is going up or down.


Spreads

When it comes to gold and oil trading, ApoliEX leads with the best spreads in the market³. Keep in mind that our spreads are floating, and the table above shows the previous day's average rates. For live spreads, please check your trading platform.

Please note that spreads may widen when markets experience low liquidity. This may persist until liquidity levels are restored.


Swaps

Swap is a type of commission applied to trading positions held overnight. To help you estimate your swap costs, you can use our handy ApoliEX calculator. On Wednesdays, a triple swap rate applies for positions in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium pairs to account for the market close over the weekend where no swaps are charged.

Swap values may be updated on a daily basis. If you are a resident of a Muslim country, all accounts are automatically swap-free.


Dynamic margin requirements

Margin requirements are tied to the rate of leverage you use. Changing your leverage will cause margin requirements on XAU (gold) and XAG (silver) pairs to change. Just as spreads change depending on conditions, the leverage available to you can also vary. You can read more about the changes in margin requirements in the FAQ section below.


Fixed margin requirements

Margin requirements for exotic currency pairs always remain fixed, regardless of the leverage you use. The margin for these instruments is held in accordance with the instruments’ margin requirements and is not affected by the leverage on your account:

  • For XAL (aluminum), XCU (copper), XNI (nickel), XPB (lead), XPT (platinum), XPD (palladium) and XZN (zinc) leverage is set at 1:100
  • For XNGUSD (natural gas), leverage is set at 1:20

Margin requirements for USOIL and UKOIL always remain fixed with a leverage of 1:1000 and 1:200, respectively, except for specific periods of higher margin requirements. During the following higher margin requirements periods, the margin requirements for both USOIL and UKOIL are set at 5% (1:20 leverage):

  • USOIL: from 16:45 (GMT+0) on Friday to 22:59 (GMT+0) on Sunday
  • UKOIL: from 08:00 (GMT+0) on Friday to 00:30 (GMT+0) on Monday

Stop level

Please note that the stop level values in the table above are subject to change and may not be available for traders using certain trading strategies or Expert Advisors.


Trading hours
  • XAU: Sunday 23:05 – Friday 21:58 (daily break 21:58-23:02)
  • XAG: Sunday 23:05 – Friday 21:58 (daily break 21:58-23:01)
  • XPDUSD, XPTUSD: Sunday 23:05 – Friday 21:58 (daily break 21:58-23:05)
  • XALUSD, XCUUSD, XPBUSD, XZNUSD: daily 01:00 – 18:55 (daily break 18:55-01:00)
  • XNIUSD: daily 08:00 – 18:55 (daily break 18:55-08:00)
  • USOIL: Sunday 23:01 – Friday 21:57 (daily break 21:59-23:01)
  • XNGUSD: Sunday 23:10 – Friday 21:44 (daily break 21:45-23:10)
  • UKOIL: Monday 01:10 – Friday 21:54 (daily break 21:55-01:10)

All timings are in server time (GMT+0).

Why trade commodities online with ApoliEX

Trade precious metals and energies with trading conditions that give your 
strategy an advantage.

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Security of funds

Trade the commodity markets with Negative Balance Protection. Benefit from PCI DSS protection and segregated client accounts in reputable banks.

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Low and stable spreads

Keep your trading costs low, even when prices are fluctuating. Enjoy tight and stable spreads, even during high-impact market news and economic events.²

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Fast execution

Never miss a pip. Benefit from the most precise gold execution in the market⁴ with over 3x less slippage.⁵

Frequently asked questions

Commodities are raw materials that are produced in large quantities and traded on an international market. Examples of commodities include energies like crude oil and natural gas, and precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum. Commodity prices are typically determined by factors like supply and demand, political stability, currency value, and economic performance.

You can trade a wide range of financial instruments on the commodity market, most notably precious metals and energies.

Many traders will capitalize on the volatility of energies to benefit from the frequent price fluctuations, while others will trade gold to hedge their portfolio with a safe haven asset.

At ApoliEX, you can trade commodity derivatives on the world's most highly-traded commodities, including USOIL, XNGUSD, UKOIL, XAUUSD, XAGUSD, and XPTUSD.

Margin in online forex trading is basically the amount of money that you need to open a position. It acts as collateral against any price movements. Forex brokers usually determine this as a percentage of the total position size, based on your chosen leverage.

To open a forex trade online, you need to have enough funds in your account to meet the margin requirement for the trade. You can gain more control over your trades by setting an appropriate margin level that aligns with your overall risk management strategy.
The most popular commodities to trade are precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum, as well as energy products like crude oil, UK oil, and natural gas. Precious metals are particularly popular because of their limited supply and constant demand, while energy commodities are attractive investments because of their sensitivity to global events.