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title: Currency
description: "The Currency is used in the exchange and instrument configuration and MUST be expressed using 3-digit international code. For example, dollar international code is USD. #### **Access currency list** You can access currency list in one of the following ways:…"
url: "https://www.overcharts.com/en/helpcenter/docs/currency/"
updated: "2021-06-08"
category: Instruments
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# Currency

The Currency is used in the exchange and instrument configuration and MUST be expressed using 3-digit international code. For example, dollar international code is USD.

#### **Access currency list**

You can access currency list in one of the following ways:

**1.** From *Overcharts main window* >***Instrument*****s**Tab > ***Currencies***button

**2.** From *Overcharts main window* > ***Instruments*** menu > *Currencies*

#### **Create or Modify a currency**

To create/modify a currency:

**1.** Access currency list

**2.** Select the currency to edit and press **Edit** button, or press **New** button to create a new currency. Warning: **You can ONLY modify a currency created by you**. It is not possible to directly modify a preconfigured currency. *To modify a preconfigured currency you must first copy it by pressing **Copy** button and then modify it.*

**3.** Set or change the following properties:

**Code**: currency code must be defined using 3-digit international code. For example, dollar international code is USD. **Please DO NOT set a random code otherwise the currency will NOT be recognized within the application**

**Name**: currency unique name