Markets

Evergreen guides to the instruments OpenBook covers: what each market is, what drives it and when it trades, with the latest related briefings and educational trade ideas. For live prices, see the markets board.

Forex

• EUR/USD Euro / US dollar The world's most traded currency pair, driven by the ECB and the Fed.
• GBP/USD British pound / US dollar Sterling against the dollar, nicknamed "cable".
• USD/JPY US dollar / Japanese yen Dollar against the yen, sensitive to US yields and the Bank of Japan.
• USD/CAD US dollar / Canadian dollar Dollar against the "loonie", closely watched alongside oil.
• AUD/USD Australian dollar / US dollar The "Aussie", a commodity and risk-sentiment currency.

Commodities

• Gold (XAU/USD) Gold priced in US dollars Gold priced in dollars, driven by real yields and safe-haven demand.
• Crude oil (WTI & Brent) Crude oil benchmarks WTI and Brent benchmarks, moved by OPEC+, inventories and geopolitics.

US stock indices

• S&P 500 S&P 500 index The main benchmark for large US companies.
• Nasdaq 100 Nasdaq-100 and Nasdaq Composite The tech-heavy US growth benchmark.
• Dow Jones Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 US blue chips in one of the oldest stock indices.

Crypto

• Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin The first and largest cryptocurrency, with a capped supply.
• Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum The leading smart-contract blockchain and its token, ether.