Forex Glossary


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Bank Rate: The rate at which the central bank of a country lends money to the country's commercial banks.

Base Currency: This is the first currency in the currency pair.

Basis Point: This is also called a Pip. It has a value of 0.0001.

BBD: Currency code for Barbados Dollar. It is made up of 100 cents.

BDT: Currency code for Bangladesh taka. It is made up of 100 poisha.

BGN: Currency code for Bulgarian lev. It is made up of 100 stotinki.

BHD: Currency code for Bahraini dinar. It is made up of 1000 fuloos (plural for fils) and represented with the symbol BD. It is also a highly valued currency in the world.

Bid Price: This is the price at which the buyers are willing to buy the base currency.

Bid/Ask Spread: The difference between the bid price and the ask price is called the bid/ask spread. Alternatively it is the difference between the price at which the sellers are willing to sell the base currency and the price at which the buyers are willing to buy the base currency.

BIF: Currency code for Burundi franc. It is made up of 100 centimes.

BitCoin: It is a digital currency which was created in 2009. It allows its users to make payments and trades at very low cost.

BMD: Currency code for Bermudian dollar. It is made up of 100 cents.

BND: Currency code for Brunei dollar. It is made up of 100 sen (cents in English). It is pegged to Singapore dollar 1:1 and known as "ringgit Brunei" in Malay language.

BOB: Currency code for Bolivian Boliviano. It is made up of 100 centavos.

Broker: A market participant who acts as a middleman between the retail traders and large financial institutions.

BRL: Currency code for Brazilian Rial. It is made up of 100 centavos.

BSD: Currency code for Bahamian dollar. It is made up of 100 cents.

BTN: Currency code for Bhutanese Ngultrum. It is made up of 100 chhertum and represented with a symbol Nu.

BWP: Currency code for Botswana pula. It is made up of 100 thebe and represented with a symbol P.

BZD: Currency code for Belize dollar. It is made up of 100 cents.