About this pair
XAU/LTC: what to know
The XAU/LTC rate shows how much LTC you get for 1 XAU. Right now, 1 XAU buys 79.5327 LTC at the mid-market rate. In the other direction, 1 LTC is worth 0.0126 XAU.
In the short term XAU is driven mainly by real interest rates, the dollar and safe-haven demand, while LTC responds to crypto-market sentiment.
The code “XAU” combines “X” (supranational) with gold’s chemical symbol Au. Litecoin was created in 2011 as the “silver to Bitcoin’s gold”.
Because this pair involves a cryptocurrency, expect much higher volatility than typical fiat pairs. Use this mid-market figure as your benchmark: compare it with the rate your bank or broker quotes, and the difference is the margin you would pay.