Majors

Majors rates found in this section are real-time and low latency data, which is collected from the main big Interbank liquidity providers.

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WHAT DO I GET HERE?

This page shows the exchange rate of seven major currency pairs. It offers you a quick view of how these majors behave, in particular one against the other. A look at the percentage variation can give you a strength comparative of major crosses.

ABOUT THESE RATES

Our rates present high-frequency updated data directly coming from more than 170 big interbank liquidity providers such as ABN Amro, Abbey National Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Zurcher Kantonal Bank, UBS Investment Bank, Westpac and many more. The real time streaming feed displays Open, High, and Low rates as well as the performance in pips and percentage compared to the price close at 00:00 GMT. Click on a pair to get detailed information.

ABOUT THE MAJORS

The term “Majors” refers to the most traded currencies. As per estimates from the last BIS triennal survey, the currencies with the highest turnover in 2016 were: United States dollar (USD) with 88% of total transactions, Euro (EUR) with 31%, Japanese Yen (JPY) with 22%, British Pound (GBP) with 13%, Australian Dollar (AUD) with 7%, Canadian Dollar (CAD) with 5% and Swiss Franc (CHF) with 5%.