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Module 1 – Lesson 8 – Financial Instruments
Contents
1. spot market ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2. forward market ............................................................................................................................... 3
3. future markets ................................................................................................................................ 3
4. options market ............................................................................................................................... 3
5. currency pairs ................................................................................................................................. 4
6. anatomy of a currency pair ............................................................................................................ 5
7. major currency pairs ....................................................................................................................... 6
The U.S. Dollar..................................................................................................................................... 6
The Euro .............................................................................................................................................. 6
The Japanese Yen ................................................................................................................................ 6
The British Pound ................................................................................................................................ 7
The Swiss Franc ................................................................................................................................... 7
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