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                            <h4 class="card-title">Major Currency Pairs</h4>
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                                    <p>Forex is the most widely traded market in the world, with more than $5.3 trillion* being bought and sold every single day.  Traders will speculate on the future direction of currencies by taking either a long or short position, depending on whether you think the currency’s value will go up or down.</p>
                                    <p>Typically referred to as “The Majors”, these seven currency pairs make up almost 80% of total daily trading volume*.  As you’ll see in the table below, the major currency pairs all include the U.S. Dollar (USD).</p>
                                    <p><strong>Major Currency Pairs</strong></p>
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                                                <td>Euro/U.S. Dollar</td>
                                                <td><a href="@Url.Action("EurUsd", "Chart")" class=""><strong>EUR/USD</strong></a></td>
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                                                <td>Great British Pound/US Dollar</td>
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                                                <td>CABLE</td>
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                                                <td>U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen</td>
                                                <td><a href="@Url.Action("UsdJpy", "Chart")" class=""><strong>USD/JPY</strong></a></td>
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                                                <td>U.S. Dollar/Swiss Franc</td>
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                                                <td>U.S. Dollar/Canadian Dollar</td>
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                                                <td>LOONIE</td>
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                                                <td>Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar</td>
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                                                <td>New Zealand Dollar/U.S. Dollar</td>
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                                    <h3>Minor Currency Pairs</h3>
                                    <p>While the major currency pairs make up the majority of the market, you shouldn’t ignore the minors – also referred to as Cross Currency Pairs.  The minor currency pairs account for all the other combination of major markets such as; <a href="/en-us/forex-trading/eur-gbp/" class="">EUR/GBP</a>, <a href="/en-us/forex-trading/eur-chf/" class="">EUR/CHF</a> and <a href="/en-us/forex-trading/gbp-jpy/" class="">GBP/JPY</a>.</p>
                                    <p>With so many options available, you’re probably asking yourself – which currencies should I trade?  A good rule of thumb for traders new to the market is to focus on one or two currency pairs.</p>
                                    <p>Generally, traders will choose to trade the <a href="/en-us/forex-trading/eur-usd/" class="">EUR/USD</a> or <a href="/en-us/forex-trading/usd-jpy/" target="_blank" class="">USD/JPY</a> because there is so much information and resources available about the underlying economies.  Not surprisingly, these two pairs make up much of global daily volume.</p>

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                                    <p>At FOREX.com you can trade from over 50 currency pairs  including majors, minors and exotic pairs.</p>
                                    <h4>Find out more about trading fx pairs</h4>
                                    <p>Visit our currency pair pages for more information on underlying influencers, spreads, charts, research and more  - or open a Demo account to see for yourself firsthand.</p>
                                    <p>*2013 BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey</p>
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