Forex currency pairs – information, rates, charts
Below is a list of the most popular currency pairs traded on the Forex market. You can enter each pair to see their current rate and historical chart.
Major Currency Pairs
These are the currency pairs that generate the most traffic on the forex market. In practice, they account for approximately 85% of daily turnover. All of these pairs are crosses of the world’s most important currencies with the dollar.
- AUD/USD (Australian Dollar and US Dollar) the so-called Australian
- GBP/USD (British pound and US dollar) the so-called Cable (from the transatlantic cable between Great Britain and the USA)
- EUR/USD (Euro and US Dollar) so-called Eurodollar/ Fiber
- USD/CHF (US Dollar and Swiss Franc) also known as Swiss Franc or Swiss Franc
- USD/CAD (US Dollar and Canadian Dollar) Loonie (named after a bird popular in Canada)
- NZD/USD (New Zealand Dollar and US Dollar) so-called New Zealander/ Kiwi
- USD/JPY (US Dollar and Japanese Yen) the so-called Japanese
Secondary pairs (cross, minors)
Crosses are currency pairs that do not include the dollar. Interestingly, even though these pairs do not include the dollar, their value is still calculated based on the dollar. For example, the EUR/CHF quote is the result of calculating the ratio of the current EUR/USD and USD/CHF quotes.
Euro crosses:
- EUR/CHF (Euro and Swiss Franc)
- EUR/GBP (Euro and British Pound)
- EUR/CAD (Euro and Canadian Dollar)
- EUR/AUD (Euro and Australian Dollar)
- EUR/NZD (Euro and New Zealand Dollar)
- EUR/JPY (euro and Japanese yen)
Crosses with Japanese yen:
- GBP/JPY (British pound and Japanese yen)
- CHF/JPY (Swiss franc and Japanese yen)
- CAD/JPY (Canadian dollar and Japanese yen)
- AUD/JPY (Australian dollar and Japanese yen)
- NZD/JPY (New Zealand dollar and Japanese yen)
British pound crosses:
- GBP/CHF (British pound and Swiss franc)
- GBP/AUD (British pound and Australian dollar)
- GBP/CAD (British Pound and Canadian Dollar)
- GBP/NZD (British Pound and New Zealand Dollar)
Australian Dollar Crosses:
- AUD/CHF (Australian dollar and Swiss franc)
- AUD/CAD (Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar)
- AUD/NZD (Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar)
Swiss franc crosses:
Canadian dollar crosses:
Exotic couples
This ranking features currencies from emerging economies paired with the dollar. In this case, we must expect significantly lower market liquidity and higher brokerage commissions. Nevertheless, trading on such pairs is often easier, if only due to the emerging patterns and the lack of “big players.”
- USD/HKD (US dollar and Hong Kong dollar)
- USD/SGD (US Dollar and Singapore Dollar)
- USD/ZAR (US dollar and South African rand)
- USD/THB (US dollar and Thai baht)
- USD/TRY (US dollar and Turkish lira)
- USD/MXN (US dollar and Mexican peso)
- USD/DKK (US dollar and Danish krone)
- USD/SEK (US dollar and Swedish krona)
- USD/NOK (US dollar and Norwegian krone)
Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have taken the financial world by storm in recent years. What’s more, they’re increasingly used for investment purposes, with a growing number of brokers offering CFD trading based on virtual currencies . What sets them apart? Primarily, their technology and transaction security. Perhaps the most important factor, however, is the lack of centralized oversight by banks, which instills particular confidence in them among investors and individuals.
All charts below show cryptocurrencies against the US dollar.
