Laguna Basics
XAU/USD · gold toolkit for the Philippines

Gold trading, made clear and precise.

Free gold tools for the Philippines: size a position to a fixed risk, check pip value and margin, and read the live XAU/USD price.

XAU/USD
$4,275.00
▲ +0.29%
liveupdated · gold-api.com
1 lot = 100 ozmargin @ 1:500GCash / bank transfer funding
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Position & Risk
XAU/USD · Risk-based position sizing
Position size
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The toolkit

Start here before your next gold trade

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Position size

Size a gold trade to a fixed risk — never blow up on one move.

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Pip value

What one pip is worth for your lot and account currency.

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Margin

What gold ties up at 1:100, 1:500 or your leverage.

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Profit / loss

Turn an entry and exit into profit or loss and pips.

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Pivot points

Support & resistance from the prior session.

Ready to trade gold

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FAQ

Common questions

What exactly does Laguna Basics give a gold trader in the Philippines?

Laguna Basics gives you a set of plain gold (XAU/USD) calculators and reference pages: position size, pip value, margin, profit and pivot points, plus price and hours explainers written for Philippine readers. It does not place trades, hold funds, or advise you. Funding at any broker you choose happens through GCash or bank transfer on that broker's own platform, not here.

Is Laguna Basics a broker or a licensed adviser?

No. Laguna Basics is an information desk, not a broker, dealer or licensed adviser, and it does not execute orders or hold client money. Any account, leverage cap and regulator relationship belong to the broker you sign up with. For reference, FxPro is licensed by the FCA (UK) and CySEC - not by the SEC of the Philippines, so check the entity on your own account documents.

How do the calculators handle peso amounts if gold is priced in dollars?

The calculators work in the instrument's own terms, so gold (XAU/USD) results come out in US dollars, and you convert to pesos at the rate you actually get. The rate depends on your bank or GCash conversion spread, which moves daily. Record the rate you used next to each result so your peso figures stay honest when you review them later.

What does a 0.10-lot gold position cost me in margin?

At the leverage cap that applies to the entity serving the Philippines, a 0.10-lot gold position needs about $85.50 margin. That is a reference figure, not a promise for your account: the exact amount depends on your broker entity's cap and the price at the time. Use the margin calculator with your live price before sizing a trade.

Which platforms would I actually trade XAU/USD on?

That depends on the broker you open with. FxPro, for example, publishes support for MT4, MT5, cTrader and the FxPro app, and you would pick one of those rather than a platform of our making. Laguna Basics only supplies the numbers you feed into them; order entry, funding via GCash or bank transfer, and statements all sit inside the broker's own systems.