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The value of a pip depends on the currency pair, the exchange rate, and the size of the trade position (usually measured in lots). [5] If the U.S. dollar is the quote currency (the second of the pair), such as with the EUR/USD pair, the pip is fixed at .0001. In this case, the value of one pip is calculated by multiplying the lot size by 0.0001.
Yahoo! hosts a large group (over 12,000 members) devoted to development of free open source software for MetaTrader. [16] MT4 is designed to be used as a stand-alone system with the broker manually managing their position and this is a common configuration used by brokers.
An electronic trading platform being used at the Deutsche Börse.. In finance, an electronic trading platform, also known as an online trading platform, is a computer software program that can be used to place orders for financial products over a network with a financial intermediary.
The iPhone App Store opened on July 10, 2008. [10] [11] [12] On July 11, the iPhone 3G was released and came pre-loaded with support for App Store. [13] [14] Initially apps could be free or paid, but then in 2009, Apple added the ability to add in-app purchases [15] which quickly became the dominant way to monetize apps, especially games.
A currency pair is the quotation of the relative value of a currency unit against the unit of another currency in the foreign exchange market.The currency that is used as the reference is called the counter currency, quote currency, or currency [1] and the currency that is quoted in relation is called the base currency or transaction currency.
For example, a GBPUSD contract could give the owner the right to sell £1,000,000 and buy $2,000,000 on December 31. In this case the pre-agreed exchange rate, or strike price, is 2.0000 USD per GBP (or GBP/USD 2.00 as it is typically quoted) and the notional amounts (notionals) are £1,000,000 and $2,000,000.
Foreign exchange reserves (also called forex reserves or FX reserves) are cash and other reserve assets such as gold and silver held by a central bank or other monetary authority that are primarily available to balance payments of the country, influence the foreign exchange rate of its currency, and to maintain confidence in financial markets.
The report found that the cause was a single sale of $4.1 billion in futures contracts by a mutual fund, identified as Waddell & Reed Financial, in an aggressive attempt to hedge its investment position. [80] [81] The joint report also found that "high-frequency traders quickly magnified the impact of the mutual fund's selling."