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What is a pip in forex trading?

A "pip" is a unit of measurement used to describe the difference in value between two currencies. A .0001 USD increase in value equals ONE PIP if EUR/USD increases from 1.1050 to 1.1051. The last decimal place of a pricing quote is commonly referred to as a pip. There are rare outliers, such as Japanese yen pairs, which go to four decimal points (they go out to two decimal places). For example, it is 0.0001 for EUR/USD and 0.01 for USD/JPY. A "pip" is a unit of measurement used to describe the difference in value between two currencies. A .0001 USD increase in value equals ONE PIP if EUR/USD increases from 1.1050 to 1.1051. The last decimal place of a pricing quote is commonly referred to as a pip. There are rare outliers, such as Japanese yen pairs, which go to four decimal points (they go out to two decimal places). For example, it is 0.0001 for EUR/USD and 0.01 for USD/JPY. What is a Pipette?  There are forex brokers who quote currency pairings to "5 and 3...