Currency Pairs:

The forex trading works on currency pairs. This is the greatest benefit of Forex trade. The value of one currency is determined using the other currency. The first currency is called the “Base Currency”, the latter is called “Quote currency”. With Currency pair concept, you can understand how much of quote currency is needed to purchase one unit of base currency.

When you buy a currency pair, you buy a base currency. In turn, you sell the quote currency. On the other side, you can sell the base currency and receive a quote currency.
This idea of currency pair makes sense too. If the currency of particular country falls, the other one’s currency rises. The currency pairs that are common in the forex market are:

-Euro / U.S. Dollar (EUR/USD)
-Swiss Franc / Japanese Yen (CHF/JPY)
-U.S. Dollar / Japanese Yen (USD/JPY)
-British Pound / Swiss Franc (GBP/CAD)
-British Pound / Japanese Yen (GBP/JPY)
-Australian Dollar / U.S. Dollar (AUD/USD)

Major Currency Pairs:

While trading with currency pairs, people are always interested to know which one gives more profit than the others. US dollar is the predominant currency in the world market for the time being. The currencies that can be paired with US dollars are EURUSD, USDCHF, GBPUSD, and the USDJPY. These pairs are called the four majors of currency trading. The EURUSD can be considered the more suitable one too. This pair has got a lot of sources of information.