Choose your demo account
Open VCM Demo, create or select an account and wait for a current BTC/USD quote. Check which account is selected before entering a trade.
VCM / TRADING GUIDES
How to Place Your First Demo Trade
The VCM demo uses live BTC/USD quotes and virtual funds. VCM calculates practice fills inside the demo.
Open a practice position
Enter an amount and choose Buy to practice a long position or Sell to practice a short position. Review the entry price and position shown on screen.
Close and review
Use Close on the position. Check the entry, exit and result in that account’s history. Use the same browser and device to return to that locally saved history.
Continue your research
XAU/USD Trading Hours and Session Breaks
Check your broker’s gold trading hours, daily breaks, holidays and platform timezone.
How to Calculate the XAU/USD Spread
Calculate the gap between the gold bid and ask and convert it to a cash cost for your position size.
Gold Position Size Worked Example
Work through XAU/USD position sizing using a cash risk budget, stop distance and broker contract size.
Risk and drawdown calculators
Calculate a risk budget and explore the gain required to recover from a loss.
PREPARE YOUR ENQUIRY
Make the first conversation useful.
- Which step did you reach, and what message did the demo show?
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