Buying And Selling In Currency Pairs Buying
Forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling another. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer, and are traded in pairs; for example the euro and the U.S. dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound and the Japanese yen (GBP/JPY). When you trade in the forex market, you buy or sell in currency pairs.
Imagine each currency pair
constantly in a “tug of war” with each currency on its own side of the rope. Exchange rates fluctuate based on which currency is stronger at the moment.
Major Currency Pairs The currency pairs
listed below are considered the “majors”. These pairs all contain the U.S. dollar (USD) on one side and are the most frequently traded. The majors are the most liquid and widely traded currency pairs in the world. Currency Pair Countries FX Geek Speak
Currency Pair Countries FX Geek Speak
EUR/USD Euro zone / United States “euro dollar”
USD/JPY United States / Japan “dollar yen”
GBP/USD United Kingdom / United States “pound dollar”
USD/CHF United States/ Switzerland “dollar swissy”
USD/CAD United States / Canada “dollar loonie”
AUD/USDAustralia / United States “aussie dollar”
NZD/USDNew Zealand / United States “kiwi dollar”
Major Cross-Currency Pairs or Minor Currency Pairs
Currency pairs that don’t contain the U.S. dollar (USD) are known as cross-currency pairs or simply as the “crosses.” Major crosses are also known as “minors.” The most actively traded crosses are derived from the three major non-USD currencies: EUR, JPY, and GBP. Euro Crosses Currency Pair Countries FX Geek Speak
Currency Pair Countries FX Geek Speak
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EUR/CHF Euro zone / Switzerland “euro swissy”
EUR/GBP Euro zone / United Kingdom “euro pound”
EUR/CAD Euro zone / Canada “euro loonie”
EUR/AUD Euro zone / Australia “euro aussie”
EUR/NZD Euro zone / New Zealand “euro kiwi”
EUR/JPY Euro zone / Japan “euro yen” or “yuppy”
GBP/JPY United Kingdom / Japan“pound yen ” or “guppy”
CHF/JPY Switzerland / Japan “swissy yen”
CAD/JPY Canada / Japan “loonie yen”
AUD/JPY Australia / Japan “aussie yen”
NZD/JPY New Zealand / Japan “kiwi yen”
GBP/AUD United Kingdom / Australia “pound aussie”
GBP/CAD United Kingdom / Canada “pound loonie”
GBP/NZD United Kingdom / New Zealand “pound kiwi” Other Crosses Pair Countries FX Geek Speak
AUD/CHF Australia / Switzerland “aussie swissy”
AUD/CAD Australia / Canada “aussie loonie”
AUD/NZD Australia / New Zealand “aussie kiwi”
CAD/CHF Canada / Switzerland “loonie swissy”
NZD/CHF New Zealand / Switzerland “kiwi swissy”
NZD/CAD New Zealand / Canada “kiwi loonie”
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