Rakuten Securities, Inc. — Gold (XAU/USD) symbol, specs and trading conditions
XAUUSD. Contract size is 1, minimum trade size 1 lots and the price quotes to 2 digits. Overnight swap is 0 long / 0 short.| Symbol on this broker | XAUUSD |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | metal |
| Contract size | 1 |
| Digits | 2 |
| Minimum lot | 1 |
| Lot step | 1 |
| Maximum lot | 200 |
| Swap long | 0 |
| Swap short | 0 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Close-only |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | — |
What is Gold (XAU/USD) called on Rakuten Securities, Inc.?
Gold (XAU/USD) is called XAUUSD on Rakuten Securities, Inc.. Use that exact string in SymbolSelect() or iCustom() — MetaTrader symbol names are case-sensitive and will not resolve a close match.
Broker symbol names diverge because each one configures its own market watch. The same instrument can appear as a plain code, with a letter suffix for an account type, or under a legacy vendor name. The code above was read from Rakuten Securities, Inc.'s live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for Gold (XAU/USD) on Rakuten Securities, Inc.?
The minimum trade size for Gold (XAU/USD) on Rakuten Securities, Inc. is 1 lots, and size increases in steps of 1 lots — 1 unit of the underlying at minimum.
An EA that sends a volume below this, or one that is not a whole multiple of the lot step, is rejected with error 131 (invalid trade volume) — normalise your lot size against both numbers before calling OrderSend.
What is the swap on Gold (XAU/USD) at Rakuten Securities, Inc.?
Rakuten Securities, Inc. charges 0 to hold Gold (XAU/USD) long overnight and 0 to hold it short. Long and short carry the same overnight charge.
Swap is applied at the broker's daily rollover and is charged at triple rate on one weekday to cover the weekend. Work out the real cost for your position size with the swap carry calculator.
Will my EA run on Rakuten Securities, Inc. for Gold (XAU/USD)?
On Rakuten Securities, Inc., trading is set to Close-only, orders execute in Market mode.
Market execution fills at the available price rather than requoting, so an EA does not need requote handling — but it must tolerate slippage, and stop loss / take profit usually cannot be attached in the same call.
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