IC Markets
Gold vs Bitcoin
2:00 · 7 chapters · gold trading series, part 7
What you'll learn
Gold and bitcoin compared fairly: history, price swings, supply, how each has behaved in market stress, and the trading rules for each.
Go further with our gold trading guide, size a trade with the free gold lot size calculator, or see these ideas on today's chart in our daily gold analysis.
- Key point 1
- Gold has been money for thousands of years; bitcoin launched in 2009
- Key point 2
- Bitcoin supply is capped at 21 million; new issuance halves about every four years
- Key point 3
- Gold has often held up in stress; bitcoin has often fallen with stocks
- Key point 4
- Bitcoin trades every day, including weekends
- Key point 5
- EU retail crypto CFD leverage is capped at 2:1; the UK bans crypto derivatives for retail clients
Contract facts from exchange and regulator rules; every price and account size in the video is an example. Education, not financial advice.
The rest of the gold series
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