What are the eligibility requirements for obtaining US Spot Gold trading permissions?

US Spot Gold is only available to legal residents of the United States. US Spot Gold is not available to legal residents of Arizona, Montana, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Clients looking to trade US Spot Gold must meet the following requirements:

  • Investment Objective: Trading, or Speculation, or Hedging, or Growth (Cash account)
  • Financials: Must meet Futures financial requirements
  • No minimum years trading experience
  • No minimum trades
  • Available in all account types (CASH, MRGN, PMRGN)
  • Not available for UGMA/UTMA accounts
  • Not available for IRA accounts
  • FA/Broker Sub accounts: master account (FA or Broker) must be approved for Commodities trading

Please Note

  • IBKR offers trading in futures contracts and options on futures contracts where similar market exposure is available. See the CME website and ICE Futures website for product details
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