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What is a Pip?

By John Russell, About.com

Question: What is a Pip?
Answer: PIP stands for Percentage In Point. It is equal to 1/100 of 1 percent, or .0001.

In forex, currency prices are typically quoted to the fourth decimal. For example, if the EUR/USD pair moves from 1.3410 to 1.3420 it has moved by 10 pips. If the EUR/USD increases by 1 full cent in value (from 1.3410 to 1.3510), it has increased by 100 pips.
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