Gold Trading Brokers: Exness and Tickmill

Updated 11 Oct 2026 · Affiliate links below

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A broker affects your gold trading costs, execution and the safety of your funds. Before you compare names, check the points below, and only trade money you can afford to lose.

What to check before opening an account

1. Regulation: which entity serves your country, and its licence number on the regulator's own register.
2. Costs: spread plus commission on XAUUSD, and whether spreads widen during news.
3. Contract specs: the lot size for gold (usually 100 oz) and the leverage allowed for your country.
4. Withdrawals: speed, fees and the methods available to you.
5. Protection: segregated client funds and negative balance protection.

Exness

Exness is a large international broker offering forex, gold and other CFDs on MetaTrader platforms and its own terminal. It operates through several entities in different jurisdictions. Depending on where you live, you may be served by an entity supervised by a regulator such as the FCA or CySEC, or by an offshore entity, for example Exness (SC) Ltd, which is authorised by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority. Offshore entities usually offer weaker client protections, so check which entity you are signing up with before you deposit.

Open an Exness account

Tickmill

Tickmill is a forex and CFD broker offering MetaTrader platforms and raw-spread style accounts that suit traders who compare commissions. It also operates through several entities. Depending on your country you may be served by a firm authorised by a regulator such as the FCA or CySEC, or by an offshore entity. Check which entity serves you and what protections it offers.

Open a Tickmill account

Quick comparison

	Exness	Tickmill
Platforms	MetaTrader and Exness terminal	MetaTrader
Regulation	Depends on your country. Entities range from FCA and CySEC to offshore (Seychelles FSA)	Depends on your country. Check the entity shown at sign-up
Check before joining	Entity for your country, gold costs, withdrawals	Entity for your country, gold costs, commission

The sign-up page shows which legal entity you are opening an account with. Read it before you continue. Details change often. Confirm everything on the broker's official website and regulator register before depositing.

Start safely

Open a demo account first. Practise gold position sizing with the gold trading guide, then deposit only a small amount and test a withdrawal early.

Risk warning: CFDs are complex and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly because of leverage. Most retail accounts lose money. These services may not be available in your country.