ACCM Logs $2.1T Record Q1 Volume as Gold Powers 91% of CFD Trades
ACCM reported a staggering $2.14 trillion in Q1 2026 trading volume, with spot metals—led by gold—accounting for 91.5% of FX/CFD turnover, including $1.09 trillion in March alone. This caps a frenzy that began with Capital.com's $1.27 trillion Q1 volumes (up 11.2% QoQ), where gold drove 59% of January's $502 billion amid peaks to $5,595/oz from central bank buys. MEXC's crypto TradFi data showed tokenized gold claiming 71% of top-10 volumes and 27.4% futures share, with surges of 138% in February and 45% in March, signaling intense retail gold demand across platforms.