The currency used in the country in which the investor is located.
In principle, the currency in which a fund maintains its accounts. However, sub-funds within an umbrella structure may be denominated in different currencies. The investments or holdings of a fund may also be denominated in currencies other than the base currency.
The base currency of an investor is the main currency in which the investor's assets are valued. The base currency of a portfolio is the currency of quotation of the portfolio.
The currency in which an issuer or a trader maintains its book of accounts. In the FX market, the U.S. Dollar is normally the 'base' currency for quoting purposes. This means that quotes are expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair. The primary exceptions to this rule are the Australian Dollar, the British Pound, and the Euro.
The currency in which an investor keeps his book of accounts. In the Forex market, the US dollar is normally considered the base currency for quotes. Exceptions are British Pound, Euro, and Australian Dollar.
This is the first currency in a Currency Pair, a currency against which the exchange rate is applied. Usually, it stands first in the codes of currency rates. It shows how much the base currency is worth as measured against the second currency. For instance, if the USD/CHF rate equals 1.6215, then one USD is worth CHF 1.6215.
The currency in which an investor or issuer maintains its book of accounts; the currency that other currencies are quoted against. In the forex market, the US Dollar is normally considered the `base` currency for quotes, meaning that quotes are expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair. Basis The difference between the spot price and the futures price. Basis Point One hundredth of a percent
The base currency is the first currency in a currency pair, and the currency that remains constant when determining a currency pair's price. Knowing the base currency is important as it determines the values of currencies (notional or real) exchanged when a foreign exchange deal is transacted. The Euro is the dominant base currency against all other global currencies. As a result, currency pairs against the EUR will be identified as EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/CHF, EUR/JPY, EUR/CAD, etc. The British Pound is next in the hierarchy of currency names. The major currency pairs versus the GBP would therefore be identified as GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, GBP/JPY, GBP/CAD. The USD is the next dominant base currency. USD/CAD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF would be the normal currency pair convention for the major currencies, the dollar quoted as EUR/USD and GBP/USD.
the first currency in the currency pair; example: in the pair USD/CHF, USD is the base currency
In the following pair USD/EUR, the first currency (in this case USD) is referred to as the base currency. The primary base currency is the US dollar, meaning that quotes are most commonly expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair.
United States Dollars. The currency to which each transaction shall be converted at the close of each position.
The currency in which the operating results of the bank or institution are reported.
The first currency in a Currency Pair. It shows how much the base currency is worth as measured against the second currency. For example, if the USD/CHF rate equals 1.2615 then one USD is worth CHF 1.2615 In the FX markets, the US Dollar is normally considered the 'base' currency for quotes, meaning that quotes are expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair. The primary exceptions to this rule are the British Pound, the Euro and the Australian Dollar.
The currency which forms the base of the quotation, i.e. the denominator expressed as a unit of one (or sometimes 100). For example, the base currency in the U.S. dollar/German mark quotation is the U.S. dollar whereas the base currency in the German mark/Swiss franc quotation is the German mark. See Quoted Currency.
In terms of foreign exchange trading, currencies are quoted in terms of a currency pair. The first currency in the pair is the base currency. The base currency is the currency against which exchange rates are generally quoted in a given country. Examples: USD/JPY, the US Dollar is the base currency; EUR/USD, the EURO is the base currency.
The first currency in a currency pair. The base currency is the currency against which the second or pricing currency is quoted. In the Forex market the U.S. Dollar is most frequently the base currency.
The first currency in a Currency Pair. It shows value of the base currency in relation to the second currency. For example, if the USD/CAD rate equals 1.1628 then one USD is worth CAD 1.1628
The US Dollar is normally considered as the 'base' currency for quotes in the FX markets, meaning that quotes are expressed as one unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair. However, British Pound, the Euro and the Australian Dollar and other cross currency pairs do not follow this rule.
Currencies are quoted as pairs e.g. pound against euro. The first currency quoted in the pair is the base
Your local currency. For example, an American's base currency is the U.S. dollar.
For foreign exchange trading, currencies are quoted in terms of a currency pair. The first currency in the pair is the base currency. For example, in a USD/JPY currency pair, the US dollar is the base currency. Also may be referred to as the primary currency.
Mainly applies to international equities. Currency in which gains/losses from operating an international portfolio are measured.
The first currency quoted in any pair.
Currencies are quoted as a currency pair,such as pound against dollar. The first currency quoted in the pair is the base currency. For Example GBP/EUR or GBP/USD.
This is the first currency in a currency pair. A quote shows how much the base currency is worth in the quote (second) currency. For example: USD/JPY 112.13, means that US dollars are the base currency, with 1 US dollar being worth 112.13 Japanese yen.
In general terms, the base currency is the currency in which an investor or issuer maintains its book of accounts. In the FX markets, the US Dollar is normally considered the ‘base’ currency for quotes, meaning that quotes are expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair. The primary exceptions to this rule are the British Pound, the Euro and the Australian Dollar.
The currency that the investor buys or sells (i.e. EUR in EURUSD).
The base currency is the first currency in a currency pair, and the currency that remains constant when determining a currency pair's price. The United States Dollar (USD) and the European Union Euro(EUR) are the dominant base currencies in terms of daily traded volume in the foreign exchange market. The British Pound (GBP), also called sterling or cable, is the third ranking base currency. The USD based pairs are USD/JPY, USD/CHF and USD/CAD; the Euro based pairs are EUR/USD, EUR/JPY, EUR/GBP, and EUR/CHF. The GBP is the base for GBP/USD and GBP/JPY. The Australian Dollar (AUD) is its own base against the USD (AUD/USD).
The first currency in a currency pair. In the currency pair EUR/USD, the Base Currency is the EUR. When entering a contract with FXDirectDealer, the base currency remains constant at a contracted lot value amount. For example, if a lot is 100,000, the customer who transacts to buy 1 lot of EUR/USD at a currency rate of .9600 would be contracting to exchange 100,000 EUR for $96,000 USD.
the currency a mutual fund uses to make its transactions and calculate its performance
Base Currency is the currency that a trader uses to keep track of their portfolio. In the Forex Market, prices are generally compared to the U.S. Dollar. Foreign prices are quoted in their relation to $1 US.
The currency in which a VaR measure quantifies market risk.
See on: Wikipedia Investopedia The first currency in a Currency Pair. It shows how much the base currency is worth as measured against the second currency. It is sometimes referred to as the "primary currency". The second currency is named the quote currency, counter currency or terms currency.
The currency specified as the currency in which the accounts of a portfolio are prepared.
The currency whose value is "one" whenever a quote is made between two currencies.
The currency in which a risk is quantified.
In foreign exchange markets, the base currency is the first currency in a currency pair. The second currency is named the quote currency, counter currency or terms currency. Exchange rates are quoted in per unit of the base currency.