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Understanding Forex Currency Pairs

Understanding Forex Currency Pairs

Foreign Exchange trading means to trade different currencies for the sake of earning profit. Foreign Exchange trading is the largest markets that also offer maximum liquidity to the investors. In this regard the concept of currency pair is also very important; it means that at the same time you selling one currency and buying other. The dominant currencies in this business are USD, GBP, CAD, CHF, AUD, EUR and JPY.

What do you know about Foreign Exchange Reserves?

What do you know about Foreign Exchange Reserves?

Foreign exchange reserves (also referred to as Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign currency deposits and bonds that are held by central banks and monetary authorities. However, commonly foreign exchange and gold, SDRs and IMF reserve positions are…

Exchange Rates: What do you understand by Exchange Rates?

Exchange Rates: What do you understand by Exchange Rates?

In finance, the exchange rates is also known as the foreign-exchange rate, forex rate or FX rate. Between two currencies it is specified by the exchange rates that how much one currency is worth in terms of the other. It the value of a foreign nation’s currency in terms of the…

What do you understand by Fixed Exchange Rate?

What do you understand by Fixed Exchange Rate?

A fixed exchange rate, is sometimes also referred to as a pegged exchange rate. It is a type of exchange rate regime in which a value of one currency is matched to the value of another single currency or to a group of other currencies, or it may also be matched to…

What do you Understand by the Term Dollarization?

What do you Understand by the Term Dollarization?

When the inhabitants of a country use foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency then Dollarization takes place. The term is not only applied to usage of the United States dollar, but generally it is applied to the…

What is Base Currency?

What is Base Currency?

In foreign exchange markets, the first currency in a currency pair is the base currency. Whereas the second currency is referred to as the quote currency which is also called as counter currency, terms currency. Exchange rates are quoted in per unit of the base currency. The thing that should be noted is that FX [...]

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