Metals

With your Finspreads spread betting account, you can take a position on a wide range of metals including silver, gold, palladium and copper. 

Our metals spread bet markets are available to trade 23 hours a day, making it possible for you to speculate on fast moving metals prices at any time of the day or night. 

You can spread bet metals via all our three account types, meaning that it is possible to place a trade and potentially net a profit no matter what your level of financial knowledge or spread betting experience.

See our spread bet examples page located in our how to spread bet section for more information on how you can spread bet metals.

Spreads and Margins

We offer tight spreads on leading metal markets such as gold, silver and copper, keeping dealing costs to a minimum and meaning that the market only needs to move a minor amount before you can start to post a profit. Our spreads on gold start from just 0.4 points or 40 cents, silver from 3 points or 3 cents and copper from 40 points or 40 cents. 

Our margins on metals start from 1%.

* Spreads during market hours. Spreads may vary outside of market hours and according to the underlying market spread, market conditions and liquidity. 

Our market information sheet details our full spreads range and can be accessed via the online trading platform.

What Affects Metal Prices?

Metals prices are most significantly impacted by supply and demand, but can also spike during periods of high market volatility when investors trade in and out of metals or look to diversify their investments across multiple sectors such as shares, FX, commodities and metals. 

Gold is historically considered to be a safe haven investment, with demand for the precious metal rising during periods of uncertainty in the stock markets or as a hedge against inflationary pressures.

Find out how you can spread bet metals with Finspreads or see our Market Information Sheet located in our trading platform for information on our metals spreads and prices.