Introduction to forex,,,,,part 2,,,

Euro Crosses

1.     EUR/CHF - Euro/Swiss franc
2.     EUR/JPY - Euro/Japanese yen
3.     EUR/GBP - Euro/British pound
4.     EUR/CAD - Euro/Canadian dollar
5.     EUR/AUD - Euro/Australian dollar
6.     EUR/NZD - Euro/New Zealand dollar

Currency Pairs

Currency pairs and currencies are often referred to by nicknames by traders rather than their symbolic nomenclature. These are some common examples:
Currencies

Currency                                                                    Nickname

1. • Australian dollar (AUD)                                        Aussie
   • British pound (GBP)                                             Cable / Sterling
   • Canadian dollar (CAD)                                         Loonie
   • New Zealand dollar (NZD)                                        Kiwi
   • Swiss franc (CHF)                                                 Swissy
   • U.S. dollar (USD)                                                   Buck / Greenback
     
   

Currency Pairs

Currency                                                                                           Nickname

1. GBP/USD           (British Pound/US Dollar)                                        Cable
2. EUR/USD (Euro/US Dollar)                                                                      Euro or Fiber
3. USD/CHF (Swiss Franc/US Dollar)                                                       Swissy
4. USD/CAD (US Dollar/ Canadian Dollar)                                                        Loonie
5. AUD/USD (Australian Dollar/US Dollar)                                                        Ozzie
6. EUR/GBP (Euro/British Pound)                                                        Chunnel
7. USD/JPY (US Dollar/Japanese Yen)                                                        Yen

*Table taken from Wikipedia (latest data can be obtained from the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity,
http://www.bis.org/publ/rpfxf10t.pdf)
Most traded currencies by value

Currency distribution of global foreign exchange market turnover[1]

Rank    Currency    ISO 4217      code    Symbol    daily share (%)
1    United States dollar         USD     $                       84.9%
2    Euro                        EUR     €                       39.1%
3    Japanese yen         JPY     ¥                       19.0%
4    Pound sterling         GBP     £                       12.9%
5    Australian dollar         AUD     $                       7.6%
6    Swiss franc         CHF     Fr                       6.4%
7    Canadian dollar         CAD     $                       5.3%
8    Hong Kong dollar         HKD     $                       2.4%
9    Swedish krona         SEK     kr                       2.2%
10    New Zealand dollar         NZD     $                       1.6%
11    South Korean won         KRW     ?                       1.5%
12    Singapore dollar         SGD     $                       1.4%
13    Norwegian krone         NOK     kr                       1.3%
14    Mexican peso         MXN     $                       1.3%
15    Indian rupee         INR     $                        0.9%
16    Other                                              12.2%
                                                         total    ............200%

The ISO Code of the most known currencies:

1.     AUD - Australian dollar
2.     BRL - Brazilian real
3.     CAD - Canadian dollar
4.     CHF - Swiss Franc
5.     CNY - Chinese Yuan
6.     DKK - Danish krone
7.     EUR - Euro
8.     GBP - British Pound
9.     HKD - Hong Kong dollar
10.     HUF - Hungarian forint
11.     IDR - Indonesian rupiah
12.     ILS - Israeli new sheqel
13.     INR - Indian rupee
14.     JPY - Japanese yen
15.     MXN - Mexican peso
16.     MYR - Malaysian ringgit
17.     NOK - Norvegian krone
18.     NZD - New Zealand dollar
19.     PKR - Pakistani rupee
20.     PLN - Polish zloty
21.     RON - Romanian new leu
22.     RUB - Russian rouble
23.     SEK - Swedish krona
24.     SGD - Singapore dollar
25.     TRY - Turkish lira
26.     USD - United States dollar
27.     ZAR - South African rand