Basics of Currency Trading

Basics of Currency Trading

Trading currencies is similar to stock trading. Buy the currency pair when the price is low and sell when the price is high. What is Forex?

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Forex Rates & Spreads

PAIR	BID	ASK	SPREAD
EUR/USD	1.23821	1.23825	0.4
EUR/JPY	147.837	147.842	0.5
USD/JPY	119.393	119.399	0.6
EUR/CHF	1.20132	1.20137	0.5
GBP/USD	1.57045	1.5705	0.5
AUD/USD	0.82634	0.8264	0.6
EUR/AUD	1.49835	1.49845	1.0
USD/CAD	1.15298	1.15301	0.3
USD/CHF	0.97019	0.97023	0.4
NZD/USD	0.78012	0.78016	0.4

Last Updated: 2014-12-11 18:28:52 UTC

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