Foreign Exchange (or FX) trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another.
There are five 'Major' currencies;
- US Dollar (USD)
- Euro (EUR)
- British Pound (GBP)
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
How is FX quoted?
All currencies are traded as pairs and are quoted in terms of the US Dollar (USD) for example 'USD/AUD or US Dollar Vs Australian Dollar', or quoted in terms of each other (known as 'cross rates'), for example 'AUD/EUR or Australian Dollar Vs Euro'.








