what are exotic currency pairs 
most forex trading involves the major currencies usd vs one of the six other major currencies eur gbp jpy chf cad aud nzd or the minor currencies which do not involve the usd but do include either the eur gbp or jpy when the usd or one of the other major currencies is traded against a currency with a far lower trading volume this is referred to as an exotic trading pair examples of the exotics include the usd rub u s dollar vs the russian ruble gbp try british pound vs turkish lira and eur sek euro vs swedish krone 