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Forex is the foreign exchange market. Various currencies are traded between each others on a parity form. Before understanding the functioning of this market, it is therefore advisable to indroduce each currency. At first, here is a table showing the evolution of most traded currencies on the Forex as a percentage of total transaction volume (3981 billion in 2010):
Major Currencies
| Symbol | Country | Currency | Nickname |
|---|
| USD | United States | Dollar | Buck |
| EUR | Euro zone members | Euro | Fiber |
| JPY | Japan | Yen | Yen |
| GBP | Great Britain | Pound | Cable |
| CHF | Switzerland | Franc | Swissy |
| CAD | Canada | Dollar | Loonie |
| AUD | Australia | Dollar | Aussie |
| NZD | New Zealand | Dollar | Kiwi |
| ARS : | Argentina Peso | GRD : | Greek Drackma | PLN : | Polish Zloty |
| AUD : | Australian Dollar | HKD : | Hong Kong Dollar | SEK : | Swedish Krona |
| BRL : | Brezilian real | HUF : | Hungarian Forint | SGD : | Singapore Dollar |
| CAD : | Canadian Dollar | ILS : | Israeli Shekel | SKK : | Slovak Koruna |
| CHF: | Swiss Franc | INR : | Indian Rupee | THB : | Thai Baht |
| CZK: | Czech Koruna | JPY : | Japenese Yen | TRY : | Turkish Lira |
| DKK : | Danish Krone | MXN : | Mexican Peso | USD : | U.S Dollar |
| EEK : | Estonian Krone | MYR : | Malaysian Ringgit | ZAR : | South African Rand |
| EUR : | Euro | NOK : | Norwegian Crown | | |
| GBP : | British Pound | NZD : | New Zealand Dollar | | |
