Forex: What Is A Pip?

Monday, September 1, 2008

If you are a beginning forex trader you might be wondering what exactly a pip is. Everyone throws around the lingo but hardly anyone ever stops to give a good explanation that makes things clear for the aspiring trader.Generally, a pip is explained as the least significant digit of a price quote.So, if the US Dollar (USD) trades at 120.19 JPY (Japanese Yen) then each unit of change, such as a an