Futures CFDMetals
Gold futures CFD XAUUSD
Gold for delivery in a listed month, the most watched metal curve. TickerLayer prices every listed month of Gold as a CFD with its own methodology, then publishes the front-month chain and four roll series on top: one symbol for whichever way your product rolls.
Gold forward curve
4 months pricedContango: later months price above the front.
| Contract | Last trade | Bid | Ask | Price | Carry, annualized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XAUUSD.DEC26C2Dec 2026 | Dec 29 | 4,005.00 | 4,012.60 | 4,008.80 | – |
XAUUSD.JAN27Jan 2027 | Jan 27 | 4,000.00 | 4,038.80 | 4,019.40 | +3.32% |
XAUUSD.MAR27Mar 2027 | Mar 29 | 4,035.00 | 4,040.80 | 4,037.90 | +2.75% |
XAUUSD.JUN28Jun 2028 | Jun 28 | 4,300.80 | 4,301.10 | 4,300.95 | +5.04% |
Price is the mid of bid and ask, in USD per troy ounce. Carry is the annualized change from the month before. A month whose book is too wide to trust is left off rather than shown with a misleading price.
Roll series
XAUUSD rolled four ways
Each series blends the front month with the next on its own schedule and reports the weight it holds on the next month. Pick the one that matches how your product rolls.
XAUUSD.R55-day roll4,008.80
100% on the next month
Moves to the next month in five equal steps, one at each 17:00 New York close over business days 5 to 9 of the roll month.
XAUUSD.R5C5-day roll, continuous4,008.80
100% on the next month
The same five-day window, with the weight moving every second of each session instead of once a day.
XAUUSD.CYCLEFull-cycle roll4,008.80
93% on the next month
Moves a little every weekday across the whole cycle, from the previous roll date to the next, so the series never jumps.
XAUUSD.NOTICERoll at first notice4,008.80
100% on the next month
Holds the front month and switches in one step at the first notice date, the last weekday before the contract month.
Roll calendar
Next Gold rolls
The dates every series follows, from GET /futures/roll-calendar/XAUUSD, which reaches up to 36 months ahead.
OCT26DEC26- 5-day window
- Sep 8 to Sep 14
- Chain moves
- Oct 27, 18:00 New York
- Last trade
- Oct 28
- First notice
- Sep 30
DEC26FEB27- 5-day window
- Nov 6 to Nov 12
- Chain moves
- Dec 28, 18:00 New York
- Last trade
- Dec 29
- First notice
- Nov 30
Symbols
Every XAUUSD symbol
Seven standing symbols, plus one dated symbol for every month the market lists, such as XAUUSD.OCT26.
- front month
XAUUSD.C1- second month
XAUUSD.C2- third month
XAUUSD.C3- 5-day roll
XAUUSD.R5- 5-day roll, continuous
XAUUSD.R5C- full-cycle roll
XAUUSD.CYCLE- roll at first notice
XAUUSD.NOTICE- Listed months
- FEB · APR · JUN · AUG · OCT · DEC
Integration
XAUUSD in your app, in real time
One quote call with the roll series you want, one curve call for every month, one WebSocket subscription for every change after that.
curl "https://api.tickerlayer.com/futures/quote/XAUUSD.C1?rolls=r5,cycle" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"curl "https://api.tickerlayer.com/futures/curve/XAUUSD" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"{
"action": "subscribe",
"channels": ["futures.quotes"],
"symbols": ["XAUUSD.C1", "XAUUSD.R5"],
"rolls": ["r5", "cycle"]
}{
"symbol": "XAUUSD.C1",
"kind": "chain",
"contract": "XAUUSD.OCT26",
"bid": 4005,
"ask": 4012.6,
"price": 4008.8,
"timestamp": 1792789200078,
"rolls": {
"r5": {
"price": 4008.8,
"weight": 1
},
"cycle": {
"price": 4008.8,
"weight": 0.9318
}
}
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Gold futures CFD?
XAUUSD is a contract for difference on Gold futures that TickerLayer prices with its own methodology. Every listed contract month has its own symbol, such as XAUUSD.OCT26, and the front-month chain and four roll series are built from those months. Prices are in USD per troy ounce. It is a calculated reference price, not a futures contract and not the official settlement price of any market.
How does XAUUSD.C1 roll to the next month?
XAUUSD.C1 is the front month, XAUUSD.C2 and XAUUSD.C3 the next two. The chain moves to the next month at 18:00 New York time on the roll date and carries raw prices with no adjustment, so it can step at each roll. The roll date of the current front month is in the roll_date field of every quote and in GET /futures/roll-calendar/XAUUSD.
What is the difference between XAUUSD.R5, XAUUSD.R5C, XAUUSD.CYCLE and XAUUSD.NOTICE?
All four blend the front month with the next one, on different schedules. R5 steps 20% a day over five business days of the roll month, R5C makes the same move second by second, CYCLE moves a little every weekday across the whole cycle, and NOTICE switches in one step at the first notice date. Each frame carries the weight on the next month, the two legs and their prices.
Which contract months does XAUUSD cover?
The chain walks through the FEB, APR, JUN, AUG, OCT, DEC months, and every month the market lists is also available as a dated symbol for as long as it trades. GET /futures/contracts?base=XAUUSD lists them with their last trade, roll and first notice dates; GET /futures/curve/XAUUSD prices them all in one call.
How do I stream XAUUSD in real time?
Subscribe to the futures.quotes channel with XAUUSD.C1 or any other XAUUSD symbol. Add "rolls": ["r5", "cycle"] to the subscribe message to receive the roll series on the XAUUSD.C1 frames as well. Snapshots are sent on subscribe, and every frame carries a per-symbol sequence number and microsecond timestamps.
How do I get access to XAUUSD prices?
Products, contract months and roll calendars answer every API key, so you can integrate before you buy. Prices, the curve and the stream come with a Futures CFDs plan: Individual for your own use, Business for commercial use in your product, both with hosted checkout.
Futures CFDs are reference prices that TickerLayer calculates with its own methodology, one per contract month, chain position or roll series. They are not futures contracts, not executable, and not the official settlement, closing or index price of any market. TickerLayer publishes data only: it does not list, offer, broker or clear any contract, and it is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any trading venue, index provider or benchmark administrator. See the market data disclaimer.