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What is Currency?

by R. MAK. on September 29, 2009 · 0 comments

in Forex Basics

The means of purchasing through trade is known as Currency. Today, generally currency refers to printed or minted money. Sometimes only paper bills are considered as a currency, while other times coins are also included in currency. The exchange of goods or services for cash is involved in currency.

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Exchange rates means a country’s price for the trade of items.

Floating Currency

Floating currency merely means that a country’s exchange rate is not fixed or set in place by a main bank, but rather than that it fluctuates.

Fixed Currency

On the contrary fixed currency, is set and it is considered to be the opposite of floating currency. Fixed currency is also known as pegged currency and although it is often associated with the Euro and the US Dollar (USD) but it is not commonly used.

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