OVERVIEW OF FOREX
What is Foreign ?
Exchange of a currency into another currency upon settled price is called foreign Exchange or forex. All currencies work versus some currency and first currency is called base currency lies on the left of pair although second currency is called counter currency which lies on right. For instance EUR/USD pair, EUR is base and USD is counter currency. Forex is a biggest financial market in the world having 5 trillion USD volume per day.
Commonly traded currencies in the FX market
Symbol | Currency |
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USD | United States Dollar |
EUR | Euro (EUR/USD) |
JPY | Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) |
GBP | British Pound or Sterling (GBP/USD, or STG/USD) |
CHF | Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) |
CAD | Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) |
AUD | Australian Dollar (AUD/USD) |
NZD | New Zealand Dollar (NZD/USD) |
What is FX Pricing ?
International trades and financial incoming and outgoing affect the prices in forex market. Political situations and economical conditions have also a big effect on prices as interest rates, inflation and stability conditions in politics. It means that prices in forex market are fluctuating due to external powers and technical reasons.