Currency Pairs
For those not in the know, a pair of currency is needed in order to do Forex trading. The primary currency within the pair is labeled "base currency" while the secondary one is labeled "quote currency". This currency pair indicates how much an investor needs to invest in the quote currency to buy just one unit of the base currency.
|
Symbol |
Currency Pair |
Forex trading term |
|
GBPUSD |
British Pound / US Dollar |
Cable |
|
EURUSD |
Euro / US Dollar |
Euro |
|
USDJPY |
US Dollar / Japanese Yen |
Dollar Yen |
|
USDCHF |
US Dollar / Swiss Franc |
Dollar Swiss / Swissy |
|
USDCAD |
US Dollar / Canadian Dollar |
Dollar |
|
AUDUSD |
Australian Dollar / US Dollar |
Aussie Dollar |
|
EURGBP |
Euro / British Pound |
Euro |
|
EURJPY |
Euro / Japanese Yen |
Euro Yen |
|
EURCHF |
Euro / Swiss Franc |
Euro Swiss |
|
GBPCHF |
British Pound / Swiss Franc |
Sterling Swiss |
|
GBPJPY |
British Pound / Japanese Yen |
Sterling Yen |
|
CHFJPY |
Swiss Franc / Japanese Yen |
Swiss Yen |
|
NZDUZD |
|
|
|
USDZAR |
US Dollar / South African Rand |
Dollar Zar or South African Rand |
|
GLDUSD |
Spot Gold |
Gold |
|
SLVUSD |
Spot Silver |
Silver |
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