Trade commodities with confidence

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

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.

When trading or investing in commodities, the main risk factors to consider are market volatility, leverage, and currency exchange rate risks. Market volatility is basically the rapid fluctuation of prices within a certain time period, which can be a very significant factor in commodity trading. When trading the world commodity market, you need to consider fundamental aspects like political stability, supply and demand, and economic performance. To make sure you maximize your performance, staying up to date with the latest market news is crucial to forming a robust and advanced commodity trading strategy. It's also important to remember that leveraged commodity trading can increase potential losses if you don't combine it with a proper risk management strategy.

​​When important news is released, it can lead to significant volatility and price gaps. Using high leverage in a highly volatile market is risky because sudden movements can result in larger losses. That’s why we cap leverage at 1:200 during news releases for all new positions in gold pairs and 1:100 for silver pairs.

At Exness, we know how it feels when your pending order falls in a price gap, so it’s only fair that we guarantee no slippage for virtually all pending orders that are executed at least 3 hours after trading opens for an instrument. However, if your order meets any of the following criteria, it will be executed at the first market quote that follows the gap:

• If your pending order is executed in market conditions that are not normal, such as during a period of low liquidity or high volatility.

• If your pending order falls in a gap but the difference in pips between the first market quote (after the gap) and the requested price of the order is equal to or exceeds a certain number of pips (slippage-free range) for a particular instrument.

Slippage rule applies to specific trading instruments.

Exness offers the lowest gold (XAUUSD) spreads in the industry, starting from 0.3 pips. Low and stable pricing allows traders to execute strategies more effectively, even in volatile markets.

We've also reduced our oil spreads by up to 68%, offering some of the tightest spreads on instruments like USOIL.

Exness stands out as a top broker for trading gold and oil due to its consistently tight and stable spreads, fast execution, and transparent pricing.

Between January and May 2024, we conducted a study comparing our gold (XAUUSD) spreads during the first two seconds after high-impact news with five other leading brokers. The results confirmed that Exness offers the tightest and most stable spreads, even during volatile periods, when every pip can impact profitability.

With gold spreads starting as low as 0.3 pips and oil spreads reduced by up to 68%, Exness remains one of the industry's most competitive brokers, especially during volatility. With reliable execution and minimal slippage, Exness gives traders the tools to capitalize on fast-moving markets with confidence.

Exness utilizes advanced pricing models, low-latency servers, and strategic partnerships with top liquidity providers to consistently deliver the best spreads on gold and oil. This ensures low trading costs, even during volatile market conditions.