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Currency pairs

EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, exotic pairs, correlations — characteristics and when to trade them.

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EUR/USD — quotes, costs and conditional position calculations9 min →GBP/USD “Cable” — quotation, position size and costs7 min →USD/JPY carry trade — financing, quotes and price risk7 min →EUR/JPY — the euro to Japanese yen cross rate8 min →XAU/USD — gold quoted like a currency pair9 min →GBP/JPY — cross-rate arithmetic, JPY pip value and execution8 min →USD/ZAR — South African rand and the carry trade7 min →USD/CNH — offshore Chinese yuan for retail traders9 min →EUR/PLN — payment costs, quotes and position results8 min →USD/CHF — the Swiss franc as a safe haven7 min →USD/MXN — the Mexican peso, Banxico and the carry trade7 min →USD/TRY — the Turkish lira, the TCMB and the carry trap8 min →NZD/USD — export measures, expectations and position costs6 min →USD/PLN — quotes, Polish policy and results in zlotys9 min →AUD/USD: the aussie, commodity prices and currency risk7 min →USD/CAD — the loonie, oil and the BoC versus Fed duel7 min →EUR/GBP — the euro-pound cross and what really drives it7 min →EUR/CHF: the former SNB minimum and execution risk8 min →AUD/JPY — risk context, cross rates and carry exposure9 min →CHF/PLN: Swiss franc, zloty and exchange costs7 min →GBP/PLN — cash-transfer costs and position arithmetic7 min →CAD/JPY: oil, carry and exchange-rate risk8 min →NZD/JPY — the kiwi-yen carry trade cross7 min →EUR/AUD: cross rates, costs and AUD exposure9 min →GBP/CHF — cross-rate mechanics, exposure and execution risk7 min →AUD/NZD: cross rates, policy expectations and range risk6 min →EUR/CAD — the euro versus the Canadian dollar8 min →XAG/USD — silver contracts, price units and position costs8 min →CHF/JPY — trading the cross of two safe havens8 min →GBP/AUD — cross-rate arithmetic, costs and settlement7 min →