Trade GBP / USD | Spot Forex

GBP / USD Investing

Type:Forex

Group:Major

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GBP/USD Forex Trading Conditions

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NetTradeX

Options	Standard-Fixed & Floating	Beginner-Fixed & Floating	Demo-Fixed & Floating
Fixed spread, pip	3	3	3
Floating Spread, pip	2.4	2.4	2.4
Order distance, pip	4	4	4
Swap, pip (Long/Short)	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09
Digits	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
Available volumes	>=10000.00 GBP	100.00 – 100000.00 GBP	>=100.00 GBP
Contract size	-/-	-/-	-/-
1 pip value per 100000	10 USD	10 USD	10 USD

MetaTrader4

Options	Standard-Fixed	Micro-Fixed	Demo-Fixed	PAMM-Fixed
Fixed spread, pip	3	3	3	3
Order distance, pip	4	4	4	4
Swap, pip (Long/Short)	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09
Digits	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
Available volumes	0.1 – 10000 lot	0.01 – 1 lot	0.01 – 10000 lot	0.01 – 10000 lot
Lot size	100000 GBP	100000 GBP	100000 GBP	100000 GBP
1 pip value per 1 lot	10 USD	10 USD	10 USD	10 USD

MetaTrader5

Options	Standard-Floating	Micro-Floating	Demo-Floating	PAMM-Floating
Floating Spread, pip	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
Order distance, pip	4	4	4	4
Swap, pip (Long/Short)	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09	-0.68 / -0.09
Digits	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
Available volumes	0.1 – 10000 lot	0.01 – 1 lot	0.01 – 10000 lot	0.01 – 10000 lot
Lot size	100000 GBP	100000 GBP	100000 GBP	100000 GBP
1 pip value per 1 lot	10 USD	10 USD	10 USD	10 USD

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Week day	Trading hours (CET)	Local trading hours
Monday	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00
Tuesday	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00
Wednesday	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00
Thursday	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00	00:00 — 22:00, 22:15 — 24:00
Friday	00:00 — 22:00	00:00 — 22:00

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Currency Pair GBPUSD | Forex | Major

The British Pound (GBP, "Sterling", "Cable") is the 4th most traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Bank of England.

Is characterized by a relatively high value against other major currencies
Is often used as a reserve currency

The US dollar (USD, “Greenback”) is the most widely traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Federal Reserve System(the Fed).

Is the most popular reserve currency, held by central banks, financial institutions and private investors
Is considered as a “safe haven” currency in periods of instability due to universally recognized reliability of the US economy
Is used as a standard payment unit in commodity markets

GBPUSD Trading

The GBPUSD is one of the oldest traded currency pairs and is often referred to as “The Cable”. In 1866, the first transatlantic communication cable run across the floor of the Atlantic was used for transmitting currency prices between Great Britain and the United States. This pair presents how many dollars are needed to trade GBPUSD. For a deeper understanding how to trade currency pairs, for example GBPUSD, you will need to know about bid and ask, pips and more, we suggest to start from basics "What is Forex Trading and how does it work".