On the opposite end of the spectrum is the brash George Soros, who publicly “Broke the Bank of England” and made billions in a single forex trade on Black Wednesday.
You might have even participated in forex trading without even realizing it. Anytime I visit a foreign country, I exchange my U.S. dollars for the local currency based on the prevailing exchange rate. In its simplest form, that is forex trading.
Currency Pairs
Traders frequently trade currencies by selling one currency and buying another. Forex trading always involves the exchange of currencies in pairs.
The Major Currency Pairs are the four most heavily traded currency pairs in the forex market. Because of the massive liquidity, you can always trade them with the lowest spread.
PIP
You might have noticed the forex quote has four places to the right of the decimal. The smallest price change that a given exchange rate can make is the pip.