Australian Dollar / US Dollar

AUD/USD Pip Value

Nicknamed 'Aussie', sensitive to commodity prices and China-linked demand.

AUD/USD — the 'Aussie' — is the market's cleanest liquid proxy for commodity demand and the Chinese economic cycle, because Australia's exports (iron ore, coal, LNG) flow overwhelmingly to Asia. For sizing purposes it behaves like EUR/USD: pip size 0.0001, USD quote currency, so exactly $10 per pip per standard lot in a dollar account, with mini and micro lots at $1 and $0.10.

Two timing details matter more here than on the European majors. First, the pair's key data — Australian CPI, employment, and RBA decisions — lands during the Sydney session, overnight for European and US traders, so stops must survive hours you may not be watching. Second, Chinese data releases (PMIs, trade balance) move the Aussie almost as much as domestic news. Its typical daily range is smaller than Cable's, which permits somewhat larger positions for the same cash risk — the calculator below does that conversion precisely.

Base currency
AUD
Quote currency
USD
Pip size
0.0001
Pip value (standard lot)
$10.00 (USD account)
Open in the pip value calculator, pre-filled for AUD/USD

How AUD/USD pip value works

Pip value is the monetary change in a position from a one-pip move in the exchange rate, for a given position size.

pip value (quote currency) = pip size × units traded. AUD/USD uses the standard pip size of 0.0001.

Because the quote currency is USD, pip value converts to your USD account at $10.00 per pip for a standard lot with no extra conversion step.

Frequently asked questions

What is the pip size for AUDUSD?
0.0001 — non-JPY pairs use 0.0001.
What is the pip value for AUDUSD?
For a standard lot (100,000 units), $10.00 per pip in a USD account, since the quote currency (USD) is USD.
What does AUDUSD mean?
Australian Dollar / US Dollar: the base currency is AUD and the quote (counter) currency is USD. The price shows how many USD it takes to buy 1 AUD.
What is AUDUSD known for?
Nicknamed 'Aussie', sensitive to commodity prices and China-linked demand.
How do I size a position on AUDUSD?
Use the lot size calculator with your account risk % and stop-loss in pips — it applies this pair's pip size automatically.

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Reference last reviewed 2026-06-01. Pip size and quote/base currency conventions rarely change, but always confirm against your broker's contract specs.