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most traded crosses at brokers

  • #1
  • First Post: Aug 30, 2009 3:29am Aug 30, 2009 3:29am
Hi all,

and hope to be in the right section of the forum.

I know there are 4 major cross:

eur/usd
gbp/usd
usd/chf
usd/jpy

which are the most traded.

Are there any more cross to be traded, which spreads are more less like the 4 major, and with the same (more less) volatility and liquidity?

Many thanks
money... it's a gas baby, can't you take it! venezia
  • #2
  • Aug 30, 2009 9:10am Aug 30, 2009 9:10am
Consider the other two majors: AUD/USD, USD/CAD
Low spreads and nice volatility: EUR/JPY
Low spreads but not-so-good volatility: EUR/GBP

bye
  • #3
  • Aug 30, 2009 10:18am Aug 30, 2009 10:18am
Those are not crosses. Crosses are pairs without the Dollar involved so EUR/JPY or GBP/JPY...
  • #4
  • Aug 30, 2009 1:17pm Aug 30, 2009 1:17pm
Quoting Eclipse
Consider the other two majors: AUD/USD, USD/CAD
Low spreads and nice volatility: EUR/JPY
Low spreads but not-so-good volatility: EUR/GBP

bye
eurgbp have a double value. It's somethink like 1 pip on eurgbp = 2 pip on eur.usd. Open a position and see for yourself. So, eur/gbp have enough volatility
  • #5
  • Aug 30, 2009 4:37pm Aug 30, 2009 4:37pm
Quoting mrmarco
Hi all,

and hope to be in the right section of the forum.

I know there are 4 major cross:

eur/usd
gbp/usd
usd/chf
usd/jpy

which are the most traded.

Are there any more cross to be traded, which spreads are more less like the 4 major, and with the same (more less) volatility and liquidity?

Many thanks
Out of those pairs it goes like this:

eur/usd
usd/jpy
usd/chf
gbp/usd
  • #6
  • Aug 30, 2009 6:29pm Aug 30, 2009 6:29pm
Quoting Malstrom
eurgbp have a double value. It's somethink like 1 pip on eurgbp = 2 pip on eur.usd. Open a position and see for yourself. So, eur/gbp have enough volatility
EUR/GBP's pip value is in GBP (always look at the 2nd currency in the pair), so "something like" is simply the value of GBP, which right now is about $1.64...
  • #7
  • Aug 30, 2009 7:19pm Aug 30, 2009 7:19pm
Crosses are actually when your home currency isn't involved.
  • #8
  • Sep 8, 2009 1:52am Sep 8, 2009 1:52am
sorry about the mistake: cross or pairs for me was the same.
I'd like to trade some more couple with the best spread and volatility....

aud/usd and usd/cad are ok?
money... it's a gas baby, can't you take it! venezia
  • #9
  • Sep 8, 2009 3:57pm Sep 8, 2009 3:57pm
Quoting mrmarco
sorry about the mistake: cross or pairs for me was the same.
I'd like to trade some more couple with the best spread and volatility....

aud/usd and usd/cad are ok?
I cambi molto volatili, ma che riescono a mentenere uno spread basso sono sostanzialmente due: EUR/JPY e GBP/USD.
Quanto a volatilità, il migliore in assoluto è il GBP/JPY, ma gli spread sono troppo elevati.
Mentre il più profittevole, a parità di movimento, è l' EUR/GBP, in quanto i guadagni (e le perdite) sono in sterline.
AUD/USD e USD/CAD sono, come le altre 4 majors, da tenere sempre in considerazione, anche se non ci operi direttamente, in quanto ti permettono di avere un'idea completa della situazione a livello globale.

Per riassumere, secondo le tue esigenze, i cambi più adatti sono:
EUR/USD (n.1 per liquidità), GBP/USD (n.1 per volatilità), EUR/JPY (volatilità + liquidità).

Do per scontato che non fai trading prima-durante-dopo le news.

ciao
  • #10
  • Sep 9, 2009 4:02am Sep 9, 2009 4:02am
ciao fa molto piacere trovare un compaesano in terra straniera! io utilizzo un ts che sceglie da se in base a parametri preimpostati una sola coppia di valute tra i 4 maggiori cross, e quindi gia opero su euro dollaro e cable.

a questo punto volevo pero ulteriormente diversifica e qjuindi cerca vo altre 2 coppie da aggiungere. una me l hai indicata, euro / jen e l'altra?
money... it's a gas baby, can't you take it! venezia
  • #11
  • Sep 9, 2009 6:24am Sep 9, 2009 6:24am
According to a bank report that I saw in late 2008, in order these were the top traded major pairs to trade:

  1. EURUSD
  2. USDJPY
  3. GBPUSD
  4. AUDUSD
  5. USDCHF
  6. USDCAD

It seems unusual that the AUD was ahead of the CHF. But it might be because of the dependence of commodity currencies like the AUD are first to rebound after depression, and CHF is being seen more and more as the little EURO. Have a look at correlation studies of EUR and CHF based pairs, You'll see what I mean.


However, any pair where both currencies are from the top 4 currencies, will always have good liquidity and volatility:
USD 1
EUR 2
JPY 3
GBP 4
EURUSD, USDJPY, GBPUSD, EURJPY, GBPJPY and EURGBP

Currencies 5 to 7 have good liquidity and volatility when paired with the USD or JPY
AUD 5
CHF 6
CAD 7
AUDJPY, AUDUSD, CADJPY, CHFJPY, USDCAD and USDCHF.

The EUR or GBP with the AUD, CHF or CAD, can create huge volatility, however, the liquidity to support this volatility can sometimes be missing.

  • #12
  • Last Post: Sep 9, 2009 4:17pm Sep 9, 2009 4:17pm
Quoting mrmarco
ciao fa molto piacere trovare un compaesano in terra straniera! io utilizzo un ts che sceglie da se in base a parametri preimpostati una sola coppia di valute tra i 4 maggiori cross, e quindi gia opero su euro dollaro e cable.

a questo punto volevo pero ulteriormente diversifica e qjuindi cerca vo altre 2 coppie da aggiungere. una me l hai indicata, euro / jen e l'altra?
Vai di USD/JPY.
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