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oussama94
05-28-2017, 00:10
When looking to trade a currency there are
always two prices. On the currency table
(from the previous page) the price you can
buy for is on the right side and is called the
ask or the buy price. The price you can sell
at is on the left side and is called the bid or
the sell price. Remember when you buy a
pair you are buying the base currency and
selling the counter and when you sell a pair
you are selling the base and buying the counter.
The difference between these two prices is called the spread, which is the diference between
what you pay to buy a currency to what you
get when you sell it.