Currency Trading Pairs

November 21st, 2007 | by Forex Sleuth |

Currencies have trading pairs, meaning that you trade one currency against another. You will see the same currency pairs quoted in the same manner with all FOREX brokers and on financial news shows and publications. There is a method to the mayhem of currency trading, and if you’re used to trading stocks and options this may be a little different. Although we have previously provided an extensive list of currencies previously, here is a list of the currency pairs that you will be trading in your FOREX account.

Forex Symbol Currency Pairs
EUR/USD Euro / U.S. Dollar
USD/JPY U.S. Dollar / Japanese Yen
GBP/USD British Pound / U.S. Dollar
USD/CHF U.S. Dollar / Swiss Franc
USD/CAD U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar
AUD/USD Australian Dollar / U.S. Dollar
EUR/GBP Euro / British Pound
EUR/JPY Euro / Japanese Yen
EUR/CHF Euro / Swiss Franc
GBP/JPY U.S. British Pound / Japanese Yen

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