What is the differencebetween direct and indirect quotations?

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What is the difference
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Exchange rate for a pair of currencies is quoted in two ways. They are,

  • Direct quote, and
  • Indirect quote

Assume that USD is the domestic currency and Euro (EUR) is the foreign currency.

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Direct quote:

It shows how many foreign currency units per domestic currency unit can be purchased. Within a direct quote, the quoted currency is domestic one and base currency is foreign currency.

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The currency to the left of the cut is the base currency and counter currency is considered the currency on the right. The based currency is always 1 unit. The quotation means that on the particular moment in time 1 EUR is equal to 1.12USD.

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