# STARTRADER Launches 24/7 Gold Trading as Broker ‘After-Hours’ Race Heats Up
Multi-asset broker STARTRADER has introduced round-the-clock trading for gold CFDs under the ticker XAUUSD247, available on MetaTrader 5 accounts from late August with web and mobile platform rollout planned for early September. The product will operate alongside standard gold contracts but access will vary by account type, client classification and jurisdiction, though specific restrictions have not been publicly detailed.
The move follows STARTRADER’s earlier launch of extended trading on twenty popular US equities and reflects mounting competitive pressure as brokers expand beyond traditional market hours. Chief Executive Peter Karsten emphasised gold’s sensitivity to news events that often occur when conventional markets are closed, positioning continuous pricing as essential for active traders responding to real-time developments.
STARTRADER joins a growing cohort offering perpetual trading access. Scope Prime recently launched continuous crude oil CFD liquidity while Vantage, XM, eToro and ThinkMarkets already provide similar gold products. CMC Markets and FxPro offer weekend gold trading windows. The proliferation suggests around-the-clock access is transitioning from competitive differentiator to baseline client expectation, particularly for retaining high-frequency traders.
For brokers and fintech providers, this trend carries operational and regulatory implications including heightened liquidity management demands, risk monitoring requirements outside standard hours, and potential compliance considerations around product suitability across different jurisdictions and client segments.
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** Continuous trading is rapidly becoming table stakes rather than innovation, forcing brokers to reassess infrastructure capabilities and jurisdictional product permissions before client retention pressures outpace operational readiness.
Source: Finance Magnates