Cross Currency Pair

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A currency pair traded without the US dollar on either side, such as EUR/GBP or AUD/JPY.

A cross currency pair (or "cross") is any pair traded without the US dollar as either the base or quote currency, such as EUR/GBP or AUD/JPY. Its rate is effectively derived from each currency's dollar rate, even though the dollar never appears in the quote itself. Crosses typically carry wider spreads than USD majors because liquidity providers price them by combining two dollar legs internally.

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