The foreign exchange market, or FOREX, exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest market in the world, in terms of cash value traded, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions.
Below is list of the currency codes to construct the forex cross-rate symbols. For more information about symbol formatting and other related content, please visit Symbols Guide - Forex (Format & Contributors)
COUNTRY / CURRENCY | SYMBOL |
AFGHANISTAN AFGHANI | AFN A0-FX |
ALBANIA LEK | ALL A0-FX |
ALGERIA DINAR | DZD A0-FX |
ANDORRA PESETA | ESP A0-FX |
ANGOLA KWANZA | AOA A0-FX |
ARGENTINE PESO | ARS A0-FX |
ARMENIAM DRAM | AMD A0-FX |
ARUBA GUILDER | AWG A0-FX |
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR* | AUD A0-FX |
AUSTRIA SHILLING | ATS A0-FX |
AZERBAIJAN MANAT | AZN A0-FX |
BAHAMA DOLLAR | BSD A0-FX |
BAHRAINI DINAR | BHD A0-FX |
BANGLADESH TAKA | BDT A0-FX |
BARBADOS DOLLAR | BBD A0-FX |
BCEAO CFA FRANC | XOF A0-FX |
BEAC CFA FRANC | XAF A0-FX |
BELARUS ROUBLE | BYR A0-FX |
BELGIUM FRANC | BEF A0-FX |
BELIZE DOLLAR | BZD A0-FX |
BERMUDA DOLLAR | BMD A0-FX |
BHUTAN NGULTRUM | BTN A0-FX |
BOLIVIA BOLIVIANOS | BOB A0-FX |
BOSNIAN CONVERTIBLE MARKS | BAM A0-FX |
BOTSWANA PULA* | BWP A0-FX |
BRAZILIAN REAL | BRL A0-FX |
BRUNEI DOLLAR | BND A0-FX |
BULGARIA LEV | BGN A0-FX |
BURUNDI FRANC | BIF A0-FX |
CAMBODIA RIEL | KHR A0-FX |
CANADA DOLLAR REFERENCE RATE | CAX A0-FX |
CANADIAN DOLLAR | CAD A0-FX |
CAPE VERDE ESCUDO | CVE A0-FX |
CAYMAN ISLANDS DOLLAR | KYD A0-FX |
CHILE PESO | CLP A0-FX |
CHILE UNIDADES DE FORMENTO | CLF A0-FX |
CHINA YUAN (HONG KONG) | CNH A0-FX |
CHINESE YUAN | CNY A0-FX |
COLOMBIAN PESO | COP A0-FX |
COMOROS FRANC | KMF A0-FX |
CONGO FRANC | CDF A0-FX |
COSTA RICA COLONES | CRC A0-FX |
CROATIA KUNA | HRK A0-FX |
CUBA CONVERTIBLE PESO | CUC A0-FX |
CUBAN PESO | CUP A0-FX |
CZECH KORUNA | CZK A0-FX |
DANISH KRONER | DKK A0-FX |
DEUTSCHE MARK | DEM A0-FX |
DJIBOUTI FRANC | DJF A0-FX |
DOMINICAN PESO | DOP A0-FX |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR | XCD A0-FX |
EGYPTIAN POUND | EGP A0-FX |
EL SALVADOR COLON | SVC A0-FX |
ERITREAN NAFKA | ERN A0-FX |
ETHIOPIA BIRR | ETB A0-FX |
EURO* | EUR A0-FX |
FALKLAND ISLAND POUND | FKP A0-FX |
FIJI DOLLAR* | FJD A0-FX |
FINNISH MARKKA | FIM A0-FX |
FRANCE FRANC | FRF A0-FX |
FRENCH POLYNESIA CFP FRANC | XPF A0-FX |
GAMBIA DALASI | GMD A0-FX |
GEORGIA LARI | GEL A0-FX |
GHANA CEDI | GHS A0-FX |
GIBRALTAR POUND | GIP A0-FX |
GREEK DRACHMA | GRD A0-FX |
GUATEMALA QUETZAL | GTQ A0-FX |
GUINEA FRANC | GNF A0-FX |
GUYANA DOLLAR | GYD A0-FX |
HAITI GOURDE | HTG A0-FX |
HONDURAS LEMPIRA | HNL A0-FX |
HONG KONG DOLLAR | HKD A0-FX |
HUNGARIAN FORINT | HUF A0-FX |
ICELAND KRONUR | ISK A0-FX |
INDIAN RUPEE | INR A0-FX |
INDONESIAN RUPIAH | IDR A0-FX |
IRANIAN RIYAL | IRR A0-FX |
IRAQI DINAR | IQD A0-FX |
IRELAND POUND | IEP A0-FX |
ISRAELI SHEKEL | ILS A0-FX |
ITALY LIRA | ITL A0-FX |
JAMAICA DOLLAR | JMD A0-FX |
JAPANESE YEN | JPY A0-FX |
JORDAN DINAR | JOD A0-FX |
KAZAKHSTAN TENGE | KZT A0-FX |
KENYA SHILLING | KES A0-FX |
KUWAITI DINAR | KWD A0-FX |
KYRGYZSTAN SOM | KGS A0-FX |
LAOS REPUBLIC KIP | LAK A0-FX |
LATVIA LAT | LVL A0-FX |
LEBANESE POUND | LBP A0-FX |
LESOTHO MALOTI | LSL A0-FX |
LIBERIA DOLLAR | LRD A0-FX |
LIBYA DINAR | LYD A0-FX |
LITHUANIA LITA | LTL A0-FX |
LUXEMBOURG FRANC | LUF A0-FX |
MACAO PATACA | MOP A0-FX |
MACEDONIA DINAR | MKD A0-FX |
MADAGASCAR ARIARY | MGA A0-FX |
MALAWI KWACHA | MWK A0-FX |
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT | MYR A0-FX |
MALDIVES RUFIYAA | MVR A0-FX |
MAURITANIA OUGUIYA | MRO A0-FX |
MAURITIUS RUPEE | MUR A0-FX |
MEXICAN PESO | MXN A0-FX |
MEXICAN UNIDAD DE INVERSION | MXV A0-FX |
MOLDOVAN LEU | MDL A0-FX |
MONGOLIA TURGIK | MNT A0-FX |
MOROCCO DIRHAM | MAD A0-FX |
MOZAMBIQUE METICAL | MZN A0-FX |
MYANMAR KYAT | MMK A0-FX |
NAMIBIAN DOLLAR | NAD A0-FX |
NEPAL RUPEE | NPR A0-FX |
NETHERLANDS ANTILEAN GUILDER | ANG A0-FX |
NETHERLANDS GUILDER | NLG A0-FX |
NEW KOREAN WON | KRW A0-FX |
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR* | NZD A0-FX |
NICARAGUA CORDOBA ORO | NIO A0-FX |
NIGERIA NAIRA | NGN A0-FX |
NORTH KOREA WON | KPW A0-FX |
NORWEGIAN KRONE | NOK A0-FX |
OMAN RIYAL | OMR A0-FX |
PAKISTANI RUPEE | PKR A0-FX |
PANAMA BALBOA | PAB A0-FX |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA KINA* | PGK A0-FX |
PARAGUAY GUARANI | PYG A0-FX |
PERUVIAN NEW SOL | PEN A0-FX |
PHILIPPINE PESO | PHP A0-FX |
POLISH ZLOTY REFERENCE RATE | PLX A0-FX |
POLISH ZLOTY | PLN A0-FX |
PORTUGAL ESCUDO | PTE A0-FX |
QATAR RIYAL | QAR A0-FX |
ROMANIA LEU | RON A0-FX |
RUSSIAN RUBLE | RUB A0-FX |
RWANDA FRANC | RWF A0-FX |
SAO TOME DOBRA | STD A0-FX |
SAUDI ARABIAN RIYAL | SAR A0-FX |
SERBIAN DINAR | RSD A0-FX |
SEYCHELLES RUPEE | SCR A0-FX |
SIERRA LEONE | SLL A0-FX |
SINGAPORE DOLLAR | SGD A0-FX |
SLOVENIA TOLAR | SIT A0-FX |
SOLOMON ISLANDS DOLLAR* | SBD A0-FX |
SOMALIA SHILLING | SOS A0-FX |
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND | ZAR A0-FX |
SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS SPOT | XDR A0-FX |
SRI LANKAN RUPEE | LKR A0-FX |
ST.HELENA POUND | SHP A0-FX |
SUDAN POUND | SDG A0-FX |
SURINAME DOLLAR | SRD A0-FX |
SWAZILAND LILANGENI | SZL A0-FX |
SWEDISH KRONA | SEK A0-FX |
SWISS FRANC | CHF A0-FX |
SYRIA POUND | SYP A0-FX |
TAIWANESE DOLLAR | TWD A0-FX |
TAJIKISTAN SOMONI | TJS A0-FX |
TANZANIA SHILLING | TZS A0-FX |
THAI BAHT | THB A0-FX |
TONGA PA'ANGA* | TOP A0-FX |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DOLLAR | TTD A0-FX |
TUNISIA DINAR | TND A0-FX |
TURKISH LIRA | TRY A0-FX |
TURKMENISTAN MANAT | TMT A0-FX |
UGANDA SHILLING | UGX A0-FX |
UK PENCE | GBX A0-FX |
UK STERLING* | GBP A0-FX |
UKRAINE HRYVNA | UAH A0-FX |
UNITEDARAB EMIRATE DIRHAM | AED A0-FX |
URUGUAY NEW PESO | UYU A0-FX |
US DOLLAR | USD A0-FX |
UZBEKISTAN SUM | UZS A0-FX |
VANUATA VATU | VUV A0-FX |
VENEZUALA BOLIVAR FUERTE | VEF A0-FX |
VIETNAM DONG | VND A0-FX |
WESTERN SAMOA TALA* | WST A0-FX |
WORLD CURRENCY UNIT COMPOSITE | XCU A0-FX |
YEMEN RIYAL | YER A0-FX |
ZAMBIA KWACHA | ZMK A0-FX |
ZIMBABWE DOLLAR | ZWL A0-FX |
*Reported as US$ per currency, instead of currency per US$
METALS | SYMBOL |
Gold | XAU |
Silver | XAG |
Platinum | XPT |
Palladium | XPD |
Gold/Silver Spot Ratio |
AUG |
COINS | SYMBOL |
Australian Nugget | AUN |
Britannia | BRI |
Double Eagle | DOE |
Kruggerand | KRU |
Maple Leaf | MAL |
Mexican 50 Peso | MXP |
New Sovereign | NSO |
Old Sovereign | OSO |
What hours do Forex issues trade?
Forex data is traded 24 hours per day and there is no official Open and Close time. We have chosen our Open and Close time to coincide with when our Contributing Banks reset their servers.
The Open time on Sundays is approximately 17:00 GMT (9:00 PST, 10:00 PDT).
Close time during the week (which is based on the settlement price) takes place at 22:00 GMT (14:00 PST and 15:00 PDT). Therefore, you should see real-time updates on Forex symbols from approximately 17:00 GMT each Sunday (opening times will vary based upon activity) until approximately 22:00 GMT each Friday.