Bitfinex Adds Margin Trading on Tether Gold With Pairs of Up to 5x Leverage

Bitfinex has launched margin trading for Tether Gold with select pairs of up to five times leverage.

AccessTimeIconJan 31, 2020 at 2:52 a.m. UTC
Updated Sep 13, 2021 at 12:13 p.m. UTC
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Bitfinex, the world’s seventh-largest bitcoin exchange by trade volume, has launched margin trading for Tether Gold (XAU₮), enabling traders to execute more advanced strategies on the yellow metal in a digital form.

As of Jan 30, 12:00 UTC, traders are now able to execute on margin using Tether Gold against pairings such as tether’s native stablecoin (USDT), bitcoin (BTC) and the U.S. dollar (USD).

These pairs can now be traded with initial equity of as low as 20 percent, giving traders a maximum of up to five times leverage, according to a press release by Bitfinex.

Margin trading enables traders to borrow funds to increase leverage, offering the potential for greater profits than in traditional trading. However, the potential for greater rewards also comes with amplified levels of risk.

The chief technology officer at Bitfinex, Paolo Ardoino, said in a press release the launch of margin trading on Tether Gold would allow for a more sophisticated means of hedging exposure and managing risk.

“[Tether Gold] is timely given the growing interest in gold and other safe-haven assets amid the recent turmoil that we've seen in equity markets,” Ardoino said.

Tether Gold
Tether Gold

Tether Gold represents ownership of one troy ounce of physical gold on a London Good Delivery gold bar, with the gold backing each token stored in a Swiss vault. Holders of Tether Gold will be able to avoid drawbacks associated with physical gold, such as high storage costs and limited accessibility.

As of today, Tether Gold is one of only few products among its competition, such as PAX Gold, that offers zero custody fees while retaining direct control over the physical gold storage.

Bitfinex, through a spokesperson, declined to say whether the gold held in storage would be audited and if those audits will be made available.

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