Currencies are quoted in pairs, such as EUR/USD or USD/JPY. The first listed currency is known as the base currency, while the second currency is called the counter or quote currency. The base currency is the “basis” for the Ask or the Bid. For example, if you Ask EUR/USD you have bought Euros (and simultaneously sold dollars). You would do so in expectation that the Euro will appreciate (go up) relative to the US dollar. FX is traded in lots, which represent 100,000 units of the base cur...
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