Currencies that are traded against the US dollar are called Majors and make up the greatest number of foreign currency trades:
- USD (US Dollar)
- EUR (Euro)
- GBP (British pound)
- JPY (Japanese yen)
- CHF (Swiss Franc)
- AUD (Australian dollar)
- CAD (Canadian dollar)
- Examples: EURUSD/GBPUSD/JPYUSD