IC Markets Gold Spread and XAUUSD Trading Guide 2026
A practical IC Markets XAUUSD guide covering raw spreads, commission, session risk, swaps and scalping checks.
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Short answer: page 4 of Marcus Reed's ForexTradeLab bibliography lists earlier research from Jul 2026.
Marcus founded ForexTradeLab and leads its markets and regulation desk. For more than a decade he has explained how entity licences, execution quality, and broker disclosures actually work for retail FX and CFD traders—with clear risk warnings and no guaranteed-return language. Commercial interest through site affiliate relationships is disclosed on the affiliate disclosure page.
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Founder and profit-share editorial partner at ForexTradeLab · Focus since 2015: multi-entity CFD disclosures (CySEC, ASIC and related public registers) · 12+ years publishing educational FX/CFD explainers · Leads the site’s broker-safety and how-we-review methodology
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A practical IC Markets XAUUSD guide covering raw spreads, commission, session risk, swaps and scalping checks.
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