Major pairs
Also called: majors, major pair
The seven most-traded pairs, each including the US dollar: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, USD/CAD and NZD/USD.
Majors usually have the deepest liquidity and tightest spreads.
With real data
The majors and their average daily range
Calculated from price data up to 6 October 2026.
Related terms
Cross pairs
Pairs of two major currencies that do not include the US dollar,…
Exotic pairs
Pairs combining a major currency with one from a smaller or…
Currency pair
Two currencies quoted against each other, such as EUR/USD. The…
Account currency
The currency your trading account is held in. Profits, losses and…
Ask
The price at which the market will sell to you, so it is the price…
Base currency
The first currency in a pair. In GBP/USD it is the pound. Buying…