The Most Popular Currencies
With hundreds of currencies worldwide, it’s impossible to monitor each one closely. The key
currencies include the US Dollar, the Euro, the Pound, and the Yen.
Traders should familiarise themselves with the standard abbreviations for these currencies as
determined by the International Organisation for Standardisation. These abbreviations are widely
used in the market. The main ones include the USD for the US dollar, EUR for the Euro, GBP for the UK
pound, AUD for the Australian Dollar, CAD for the Canadian dollar and CHF for the Swiss Franc.
Every available currency has an abbreviation.
So, how exactly are currencies traded?
Trading currencies in the forex market is similar to buying and selling stocks. If you think the company
is performing well, you buy shares in the company with the expectation that the share price will
increase in value. In forex, instead of buying shares of companies, you buy currencies by exchanging
one currency for another. For example, if you believe that the economy of a specific country is thriving, you expect its currency to appreciate so you would buy the currency.