fun fact > The term cable is a slang term used by foreign exchange traders to refer to the exchange rate between the pound sterling and US dollar. The term ori

fun fact > The term cable is a slang term used by foreign exchange traders to refer to the exchange rate between the pound sterling and US dollar. The term originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate between the US dollar and sterling began to be transmitted across the Atlantic by a submarine communications cable. -- wiki