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FOREX Currency Symbols

Spot foreign exchange is always traded as one currency in relation to another. So a trader who believes that the dollar will rise in relation to the Euro, would sell EURUSD. That is, sell Euros and buy US dollars. FOREX-Training.com has compiled the following guide for quoting conventions:

Symbol	Currency Pair	Trading Terminology
GBPUSD	British Pound / US Dollar	“Cable”
EURUSD	Euro / US Dollar	“Euro”
USDJPY	US Dollar / Japanese Yen	“Dollar Yen”
USDCHF	US Dollar / Swiss Franc	“Dollar Swiss”, or “Swissy”
USDCAD	US Dollar / Canadian Dollar	“Dollar Canada”
AUDUSD	Australian Dollar / US Dollar	“Aussie Dollar”
EURGBP	Euro / British Pound	“Euro Sterling”
EURJPY	Euro / Japanese Yen	“Euro Yen”
EURCHF	Euro / Swiss Franc	“Euro Swiss”
GBPCHF	British Pound / Swiss Franc	“Sterling Swiss”
GBPJPY	British Pound / Japanese Yen	“Sterling Yen”
CHFJPY	Swiss Franc / Japanese Yen	“Swiss Yen”
NZDUSD	New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar	“New Zealand Dollar” or “Kiwi”
USDZAR	US Dollar / South African Rand	“Dollar Zar” or “South African Rand”
GLDUSD	Spot Gold	“Gold”
SLVUSD	Spot Silver	“Silver”

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