The GBPUSD pairing is known by traders as the cable, which has its origins from the time when a communications cable under the Atlantic Ocean synchronized the GBPUSD quote between the London and New York markets.Furthermore, cable is used as a slang term in the forex market for the name of British Pound Sterling.---Cable is indeed correct for GBP/USD. Most pairs have nicknames. EUR/USD is nicknamed fiber.
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A straight-through cable is the opposite of a crossover cable, and is the most common type of network cable.Usually they are just referred to regular CAT-5 cables.
A cable that links a PC to a TV is often referred to as a VGA/HDMI cable. These cables can be purchased at various lengths from all good electronics stores, such as Amazon.
An RF (Radio Frequency) input is the technical term for a coaxial/antenna input on the back of a television. This input is often referred to as simply 'cable' or 'cable vision'.
For ropework a cable is simply a large rope, whether made of metal, hemp, or synthetic material. Wire rope and other rope is usually referred to as cable when it gets larger than 1 inch in diameter.
CATV usually refers to Community Antenna Television (Cable) Although it can also be an version of Cat5 (V = Roman numeral for 5) which is a category of ethernet network cable.
Without getting too technical. Since a the cable connnection for your internet also carries the spectrum of frequencies to view any analogue cable station, most often referred to as Basic Cable. Most cable companies will install a video filter on the line, which blocks these frequencies while still allowing the necessary one's for the internet connection.
A digital receiver, sometimes referred to as a Cable or Satellite "set-top box", converts and descrambles the signal coming in from either your satellite dish or cable TV service so that you can view the programming on your television.
Depends on the exchange rate Today, 1 billion GBP = 1.528.285,20 USD Clic here for the actual rate http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GBPUSD=X
On the 1st of January 1983 the GBPUSD exchange rate was 1.5800 which is not bad considering that the exchange rate is now 1.2540 . Pity I can show you but I have a chart going back to 1953