Currency pairs are named by combining the 3-letter ISO codes of two currencies.

The price of a currency pair always expresses the amount of the 2nd named currency needed to exchange against one unit of the first named currency.

Here are the ISO codes which are used internationally.

• AED United Arab Emirates Dirham
• SAR Saudi Riyal
• AUD Australian Dollar
• SEK Swedish Krona
• CAD Canadian Dollar
• SGD Singapore Dollar
• CHF Swiss Franc
• USD US Dollar
• DKK Danish Krone
• THB Thai Baht
• EUR European Euro
• TRY Turkish Lira
• GBP British Pound
• XAG Silver
• JPY Japanese YEN
• XAU Gold
• NOK Norwegian Kroner
• XPT Platinum
• NZD New Zealand Dollar
• ZAR South African Rand

On trading platforms such MT4, MT5 and cTrader4, all financial instruments are displayed with ISOs or specific abbreviations.