Live gold price — XAU/USD

What the spot price is and how it is set

The spot gold price is the current market price for immediate delivery of one troy ounce of gold, quoted in US dollars as XAU/USD. It is set continuously by global over-the-counter trading among banks, refiners and large institutions, with the most liquidity during London and New York hours. For a trader in the UAE, this dollar price is what most CFD brokers track, and you can convert any profit or loss into AED at the prevailing exchange rate.

The spot price moves on real supply and demand: central-bank buying, ETF flows, jewellery demand in Asia and the Middle East, and shifts in the US dollar and real interest rates. Because gold is traded globally, no single exchange sets the price; instead, a consensus emerges from electronic platforms and interbank quotes. Your broker’s feed will closely follow this spot price, updating many times per second during active hours.

Why your broker’s price differs — the spread

The price you see on a trading platform is not a single number but two: a bid (where you can sell) and an ask (where you can buy). The difference is the spread, which is the broker’s cost for providing liquidity and is typically competitive on XAU/USD at FxPro. The spread widens during thin liquidity or major news, so the price you pay to enter will be slightly worse than the mid-price shown on a free chart.

For gold, a typical spread might be a few cents per ounce, but it is not fixed and can widen around events like US CPI or Fed decisions. When using the calculators, remember that the entry price is the ask for a buy and the bid for a sell. The live price feed here shows the mid-price, which is why your platform quote will differ by half the spread in each direction.

How to read the change and refresh

The live price shows the last traded mid-price and the change from the previous daily close, usually in dollars and percent. A positive change means gold is up in dollar terms, but your profit in AED also depends on the USD/AED exchange rate, which is pegged, so the conversion is stable. The price refreshes automatically, but during quiet hours it may move only a few cents per minute.

Watch the refresh timestamp to know how current the quote is. If the market is closed or illiquid, the price may be stale. The calculators on this site use the latest live price as the default for pivot points and profit calculations, but you can override it with any entry or exit level you expect.

How this price feeds the calculators here

Every calculator on this site pulls the same live XAU/USD price, so your position size, pip value and pivot points are consistent. When you enter a risk amount in AED, the tool converts it to US dollars at the fixed peg and then divides by the stop distance in pips to give the exact lot size. The pivot calculator uses the previous session’s high, low and close from the live feed to plot support and resistance.

The margin calculator uses the current price to value a 100-ounce lot and then applies the leverage you choose. For example, at 1:500 leverage, a 0.10-lot gold position needs about $85.50 margin, but that amount changes as the price moves. By tying all tools to one live feed, you avoid mismatched numbers and can make faster decisions.