FOREX
GBPUSD — British Pound vs US Dollar
Sterling against the dollar moves faster than most majors, with the largest ranges typically during the London session overlap with New York.
Indicative price
1.27180
Bid 1.27176 / Ask 1.27185
Typical spread
0.9 pips
Swap long / short
-2.4 / 0.6
USD per lot per night
Volatility
High
ATR 0.0078
Contract details
- Contract size
- 100,000 units of base currency
- Minimum lot
- 0.01
- Maximum lot
- 200
- Lot step
- 0.01
- Margin currency
- USD
- Trading hours
- Sunday 22:05 – Friday 21:55 (server time), 24/5
- Main session
- 24/5
What moves this market
- • Bank of England policy
- • UK CPI and wages
- • Risk appetite
- • US data
Day range shown is indicative: 1.26671 – 1.27689.
Indicative data. Figures shown are demonstration values used to illustrate how these numbers work. They are not live quotes — always confirm in your trading platform.