Euro [EUR] / US Dollar [USD]

EUR/USD Background

The EUR/USD is the most commonly traded Forex pair in the world. Representing about 25% of all Forex trades, or somewhere in the region of 1.5 trillion USD every day, the EUR/USD is underpinned by the massive trade interaction between the United States and Europe.

Because of the sheer quantity of EUR/USD traded, this is the most liquid of the currency pairs, so volatility is limited, trade execution is usually very fast, and spreads are tight – often below 1 pip. The best time to trade the EUR/USD is when both the New York and European markets are open as this is when price movement is more pronounced.

Common events that affect the price movement of the EUR/USD are major announcements on interest rates by the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve and the release of economic data that measures the economic health of the Eurozone and the USA. The most-watched data include employment rates, GDP growth and business confidence levels. The USD is also the world’s foremost haven currency, so the USD tends to strengthen against the EUR during economic downturns and times of financial instability.

The table below shows the Forex brokers with the lowest trading costs for EUR/USD, including the spread and commission. It also details the industry average spread and industry average trading cost for 1 lot of EUR/USD.