TIOmarkets has introduced a gold-linked trading symbol available every day of the week, including weekends. The 2 November announcement identifies the instrument as XAUUSDT24/7, gives it a 10% margin requirement and says it can be traded through MetaTrader 5 and the TIOmarkets app. The broker explicitly states that this is a separate instrument from its existing gold offering and operates under different trading conditions.[1]
That last sentence is central to interpreting the launch. Conventional spot bullion and exchange-traded gold futures have established trading calendars, liquidity cycles and reference prices. A broker offering a distinct 24/7 contract can extend the opportunity to take positions, but the extended clock does not make a conventional exchange continuously open. On weekends, price formation and hedging may depend more heavily on the broker's sources, internal risk approach or other available OTC liquidity. The announcement does not disclose the entire weekend pricing methodology.[1]
The stated margin of 10% means an illustrative notional position of $10,000 would require $1,000 in initial margin if the published percentage were applied directly and no higher special requirement existed. This simple multiplication is not a claim about a specific contract's size, minimum trade, maintenance margin or stop-out threshold. A 10% margin requirement is also not the same thing as a maximum loss of 10%: adverse price movement, funding charges and gaps can produce larger losses depending on the client's protections and contract terms.[1]
Verified scope and operational details
| Measure | Published evidence |
|---|---|
| Launch | 2 November 2026 |
| Contract symbol | XAUUSDT24/7 |
| Published session | 24 hours / 7 days |
| Published margin | 10% |
| Platform access | MetaTrader 5 and TIOmarkets app |
| Illustration | 10% of $10,000 notional is $1,000 margin, before contract-specific conditions |
Why this development matters
For traders, the instrument name can create its own ambiguity. A name containing USDT should not be assumed to mean the customer receives or owns tokenised gold, a stablecoin, a gold bar or an exchange-cleared futures contract. The broker's description is a trading instrument with a gold-versus-dollar reference. The specific legal contract, settlement treatment and counterparty exposure must be determined from the platform specification and account agreement.[1]
The main comparison is with standard weekday gold dealing on the same broker: liquidity, spread, overnight or weekend financing, market-order execution, collateral treatment and chart continuity. A weekend contract could be useful for adjusting exposure to geopolitical news, yet thinner price discovery may make a price less comparable with a liquid weekday benchmark. There is no independent sample of weekend spreads or slippage in the announcement.[1]
TIOmarkets directs clients to inspect full contract specifications within their platform. That is the necessary next step before a comparison table of all-in trading cost can be prepared. The news is the creation of a separately named, continuously quoted product, not a change to the opening hours of the world's underlying physical gold markets.[1]
Sources & further reading
- 24/7 Gold Trading is Now Available TIOmarkets · 2 Nov 2026 · Accessed 7 Nov 2026