trying e-micro gold future to figure out the min. amount of $ i need in to trade

[VoodooDog]

sry for weird title, cant make it more specific due to a max of 85 chars per

and somehow its still the normal gold price of 1800$?
picket the said instrument, used chart trader and bought the minimal amount of contracts (1). price is still 1800.
1) what am i doing wrong?

iam currently trading with gold risking ~1% of my equity. this means iam only willing to spend 50$ if i do so.
2)will this be possible on this platform?

also: if iam picking the gold mini cfd, nothing is loading on the platform.
3) is this due to weekend?

thanks for your help

[NinjaTrader_Marco]

Hello,

Thanks for your post.

Regarding what margin requirements and fees are associated with using your account, you'll want to reach out to your broker directly for more clarity on how they may be managing risk on thier en and for more information related to this item.

Regarding the chart not loading, I suspect this is a function of your Trading Hours template, which will not plot data outside of the timeframes specified. Right click on the chart> Data Series> change the Trading Hours template to Default 24/7. This will display all available data on the chart.

Please let me know if I may be of any further assistance.