Market analysis
USD/JPY: the interest-rate-differential pair
A pip is 0.01 and pip value moves with the rate. This pair tracks US Treasury yields closely, and the…
Currency pairs
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Market analysis
GBP/USD: more volatile than you expect
Its daily range runs 30-50% above EUR/USD, so using the same stop distance is a recipe for being swept out.…
Market analysis
EUR/USD: what it is like and when it works best
The tightest spread, a moderate range and more written about it than anything else - and its best hours fall…
Fundamentals
How to read a currency pair symbol and its quote
EUR/USD at 1.0850 means one euro buys 1.0850 dollars. How to read pips, points and platform symbol suffixes, plus the…
Fundamentals
Majors, crosses and exotics: how the groups differ
Majors have the tightest spreads, crosses are 1.5-3 times wider, exotics can reach 80 pips. And why three different trades…