USD/HUF: the US dollar priced in Hungarian forint

• USD
• HUF

What USDHUF is

USDHUF (also written USD/HUF) is a currency pair. The US dollar (USD) is the base currency, and the Hungarian forint (HUF) is the quote currency. The price shows how many forints buy a single US dollar.

• If the price rises, the dollar is gaining against the forint.
• If the price falls, the forint is gaining against the dollar.

USDHUF is an exotic pair: a major currency paired with the currency of a smaller economy. Exotics usually trade in lower volume than majors such as EUR/USD. For a comparison of pair groups, see Majors, minors, exotics.

How to read the quote

A broker shows two prices:

• Bid: the price you can sell at.
• Ask: the price you can buy at.

The gap between them is the spread, and it is your cost on entry. Because the forint has a low value per unit compared with the dollar, USDHUF is quoted as a large figure with fewer decimal places than pairs like EUR/USD.

Pip size and pip value

A pip is the standard unit of price movement for a pair. On forint pairs the pip sits at a different decimal place than on most dollar pairs. Check the exact pip size and digits in the symbol specification in your platform, because quoting conventions can differ between brokers.

Pip value is how much money a pip move is worth for your position size. On USDHUF, it is calculated in forint first and then converted into your account currency at the current rate. That means the value in dollars changes as the USDHUF price changes. A lot is the standard trade size. At Exness the minimum is 0.01 lot on most instruments, so confirm the minimum for USDHUF in the platform.

Use the calculator to get the pip value for your lot size in HUF and in your account currency:

What tends to move USD/HUF

US dollar side

• Fed policy: interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve. The dot plot shows where Fed officials expect rates to go, and markets react when it shifts.
• US jobs data (NFP): the monthly non-farm payrolls report.
• US inflation (CPI): consumer price data that shapes rate expectations.
• Treasury yields: higher US yields can support the dollar.
• Global risk appetite: in risk-off periods, investors often move into the dollar and out of emerging-market currencies such as the forint.

Hungarian forint side

• MNB policy: decisions by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Hungary's central bank, on interest rates.
• Hungarian inflation: it affects what the MNB is expected to do.
• EU funds: news on whether EU funding to Hungary is released or frozen.
• Politics: relations between Hungary and the EU, and domestic political events.

The forint is also closely linked to the euro. Moves in EUR/USD and EUR/HUF often feed into USDHUF. See Pair correlations for how linked pairs behave.

About a "usdhuf forecast"

We do not publish forecasts, price levels or trade ideas. What you can do is follow the scheduled events above in an economic calendar. Exness offers one on the website and in the Exness Trade app. Our Fundamental analysis page explains how to read such data.

Liquidity by session and spread behaviour

• European session: usually the most active period for forint trading, since Hungarian and European banks are open.
• US session overlap: US data releases can bring sharp moves and temporary spread widening.
• Asian session and late hours: volume in HUF is thin, so spreads tend to be wider.

Exotic pairs often have:

• wider spreads than majors, especially around news and at the daily rollover;
• higher swaps: the overnight financing charge or credit, which depends on the interest rate gap between the two currencies;
• weekend gap risk: the price on Monday can open far from Friday's close, and stop orders may fill at a worse price.

USDHUF at Exness: what to check

Our sources do not confirm that USDHUF is listed at Exness, and they give no contract specification for it. Before trading, open the symbol list in your platform and check whether the pair is available. If it is, check the specification: contract size, digits, spread, swap and trading hours.

What the sources do cover:

• HUF appears among the account currencies listed for the Standard account: AED, BND, EUR, INR, KZT, OMR, THB, XOF, ARS, BRL, GBP, JOD, MAD, PHP, UAH, ZAR, AUD, CAD, GHS, JPY, MXN, PKR, UGX, MBT, AZN, CHF, HKD, KES, MYR, QAR, USD, BDT, CNY, HUF, KRW, NGN, SAR, UZS, BHD, EGP, IDR, KWD, NZD, SGD, VND.
• The instruments eligible for unlimited leverage are listed as Forex majors and minors, DXY, USDCNH, HKDJPY, USDHKD, USDTHB; all commodities except XAUUSD247; BTCUSD, BTCUSDT, ETHUSD, ETHBTC. USDHUF is not named there, so check the leverage that applies to it in the platform.
• During high margin requirement periods (HMR), forex leverage is 1:200 (0.5%). HMR applies to orders opened from 15 minutes before to 90 seconds after high-impact news.
• Clients registered from listed Islamic countries, which include Pakistan, get swap-free status automatically. Check how this applies to USDHUF in your account and on our Swap fees page.

Margin is the amount your broker sets aside to keep a position open. It depends on position size and leverage. Use the calculator to check margin before opening a trade:

Leveraged CFD and forex trading can lose money fast. On an exotic pair, a single news release or a weekend gap can move the price further than you planned. Read Risk management before placing a trade.

Pakistani residents should also read Law and regulators. Per the SBP, remitting foreign exchange to overseas forex/margin/CFD platforms is not allowed through any payment channel (FERA s.5(1)).

Frequent questions

What does USDHUF mean?

It is the US dollar priced in Hungarian forint. The quote shows how many forints buy a single dollar.

Is USD/HUF a major pair?

No. It is an exotic pair, and it usually has lower liquidity and wider spreads than majors.

Is USDHUF available at Exness?

Our sources do not confirm it. Check the symbol list and specification in your platform or Exness personal area.

How do I calculate pip value on dollar forint?

Pip value is calculated in HUF and then converted into your account currency. Use the pip calculator on this page.

Do you give a usdhuf forecast?

No. We explain what moves the pair. Price direction is uncertain, and losses are possible.

Why are swaps on USDHUF often high?

Swaps reflect the interest rate difference between the dollar and the forint, and exotic pairs often carry larger swap charges. Check the current swap in the platform.