A gold demo account should mirror the intended live account exactly: same balance, leverage, gold symbol and sessions, with every XAUUSD trade journalled by session, spread and stop in dollars per ounce.
Demo overstates gold results through perfect fills and stable spreads, so apply a 30 to 50 cent slippage haircut per trade and only progress to small live if expectancy survives it.
A demo account is the only place to make gold mistakes for free, and it is also quietly optimistic in ways that matter on a 100-ounce contract. Use it properly and correct for what it hides.
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