Major Pair

Major pairs are the seven biggest, most-traded forex pairs in the world. They all include USD on one side and a major reserve currency on the other: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, and NZD/USD. These seven pairs account for about 75% of all forex volume. Majors have the tightest spreads (often under 1 pip), the deepest liquidity, the smoothest charts, and the most reliable technical setups. They're also the easiest pairs to find news and analysis on — every central bank decision, every CPI release, every NFP shows up in some combination of majors. If you're just starting out, you should be trading majors. Period. The reason isn't "because pros say so" — it's because spreads are 5-10x cheaper than exotics, slippage is minimal, and there's enough volume that your tiny order gets filled exactly where you want it.