Yield

Currencies are oftentimes referred to as either high yield or low yield. High-yield currencies offer more attractive interest rates compared to low-yield currencies. When investors are optimistic, they generally like to buy high-yielding currencies and fund those purchases by selling low-yielding ones, creating what is called a carry trade …

Since there is no formalized exchange in the forex market, brokers may have different buy and sell prices (known as quotes) at any point in time. The buy price is also known as the ask price and the sell price is called the bid. When shopping for a forex broker …

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