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February 3, 2026

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We’ve rolled out major upgrades to trading conditions across metals, cryptocurrencies, and US indices — giving you lower trading costs, higher leverage, and more flexibility on some of the most actively traded global markets.

Whether you’re trading short-term moves or scaling longer strategies, these improvements are designed to help you trade with more competitive conditions.

Here’s what’s changed, instrument by instrument.

Metals trading

Deriv has upgraded trading conditions on silver and gold, expanded accessibility with micro contracts, and launched a new metals market — copper.

What’s improved

Trading condition	Silver	Gold
MT5 Standard account spreads	50% reduction (60 → 30 points)	30% reduction (23 → 16 points)
MT5 Swap-free account spreads	-	27% reduction (49 → 36 points)
Adjustments on MT5 Zero Spread account	30% reduction (0.05% → 0.035%)	-
Leverage	Increased to 1:800	-
Volume limits	50% increase (10 → 15 lots)	-
Position sizing	XAGUSD micro available	XAUUSD micro available

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New instrument launch: Copper (XCUUSD)

Expand your metals trading beyond gold and silver, with leverage available up to 1:500. Trade copper, which is closely tied to global growth and industrial demand, giving you another way to diversify metals strategies beyond gold and silver.

Crypto trading

Trading conditions across major cryptocurrencies have been significantly improved, making it easier to trade fast-moving markets more efficiently.

What’s improved

Trading condition	Bitcoin (BTC)	Ethereum (ETH)	Ripple (XRP)
MT5 Standard account spreads	-	34% reduction ($2.41 → $1.58)	39% reduction ($0.0018 → $0.0011)
MT5 Swap-free account spreads	48% reduction ($100.14 → $52.42)	22% reduction ($2.79 → $2.18)	19% reduction ($0.0021 → $0.0017)
Adjustments on MT5 Zero Spread account	20% reduction (0.025% → 0.02%)	40% reduction (0.05% → 0.03%)	40% reduction (0.05% → 0.03%)
Leverage	Increased (1:700 → 1:800)	Increased (1:600 → 1:800)	Increased (1:400 → 1:500)
Volume limits	150% increase (20 → 50 lots)	150% increase (300 → 750 lots)	19% increase (420,000 → 500,000 lots)

US indices

US indices now come with major upgrades to leverage, spreads, and adjustments, making them even more competitive for short- and medium-term traders.

What’s improved

Trading condition	S&P 500	Nasdaq 100	Dow Jones
Spreads	46% reduction ($0.67 → $0.36)	64% reduction ($2.50 → $0.90)	55% reduction ($3.99 → $1.80)
Adjustments on MT5 Zero Spread account	50% reduction (0.007% → 0.0035%)	50% reduction (0.007% → 0.0035%)	50% reduction (0.007% → 0.0035%)
Leverage	2x increase (1:200 → 1:400)	2x increase (1:200 → 1:400)	2x increase (1:200 → 1:400)
Volume limits	50% increase (500 → 750 lots)	100% increase (100 → 200 lots)	50% increase (100 → 150 lots)

Multipliers trading

Prefer defined-risk trading? Multipliers have also been upgraded with lower adjustments and higher multiplier levels.

Trading condition	Gold & silver	Crypto (BTC, ETH, XRP)
Adjustments	33% reduction (0.0179% → 0.012%)	-
Multiplier levels	Up to 800x (previously up to 500x)	Up to 800x (previously up to 500x)

Trade now with better conditions on Deriv

Lower trading costs directly impact your bottom line. Whether you're a day trader executing multiple positions or a swing trader holding longer-term views, reduced spreads and better trading conditions mean more of your potential profits remain in your account. As always, higher leverage offers greater market exposure and flexibility, but it also increases risk, so it’s important to trade in line with your strategy and risk tolerance.

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