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GBP/USD market insights
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GBP/USD overview
Overview
Costs & Margins
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GBP/USD is the ticker for the British pound against the US dollar in the forex market. It gives traders the current exchange rate between the two currencies, showing how many US dollars are needed to buy a single British pound.
GBP/USD is one of the oldest traded currency pairs, set up in 1866. It’s often known as ‘Cable’ in reference to the transatlantic cable that once transmitted information between the London and New York exchanges.
By volume, GBP/USD is the third most traded currency pair in the world according to the Triennial Central Bank Survey 2019 – accounting for 9.6% of global FX trading.
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Margin From3.33 %
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Trading Hours24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Min Trade Size1000
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Long-1.95
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Short-1.24
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Min Stop Distance0.0 Points
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Guaranteed Order Minimum0.0008 Points
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Guaranteed Order Premium0.0003 percentage of consideration
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Spreads
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Spreads From0.00011 Points
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Margins
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0 - 48000 0003.33 %
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48000 000 +20.0 %
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Dealing
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Spreads0.00011 Points
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Guaranteed Order Min Distance0.0008 Points
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Margins
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0 - 48000 0003.33 %
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48000 000 +20.0 %
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