🔄 What Is a Trading Pair?

A trading pair is a combination of two assets that can be traded against each other on an exchange platform.

Most common examples:

> BTC/USDT → you are trading Bitcoin against USDT (Tether).

Meaning:

If you buy this pair, you are exchanging USDT for BTC.

If you sell this pair, you are exchanging BTC for USDT.

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🧠 Basic Concepts: Base & Quote

Component Explanation

Base Currency The first asset in the pair (example: BTC)

Quote Currency The second asset (example: USDT) → as a measure of value

BTC/USDT = 68,000 → means 1 BTC is worth 68,000 USDT.

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💡 Types of Trading Pairs

1. Crypto-to-Stable (Crypto/USDT, Crypto/BUSD)

Most common & popular (for example: BTC/USDT, ETH/USDC)

Suitable for beginners as it is easier to calculate its value in USD

Usually more liquid & low spread

2. Crypto-to-Crypto (ETH/BTC, SOL/ETH, AVAX/BNB)

For advanced traders

Used to swap between assets without needing to go into stablecoins

Important if you want to "counter" the performance of other assets (for example: outperform BTC)

3. Fiat-to-Crypto (BTC/IDR, ETH/USD, BTC/EUR)

Directly buy crypto with official currency (IDR, USD, etc.)

Usually available on local exchanges (Tokocrypto, Pintu, Rekeningku)