做国际贸易业务经常要和汇率报价打交道，面对各种汇率的汇率报价（美元，欧元，日元，人民币...），你知道外汇的直接报价法和间接报价法有什么不同？请跟着小编来看看吧！
1. 注意：以下陈述是以美国人的角度来讨论直接报价法和间接报价法的区别，即美元是本币。
Quotations that represent the value of a foreign currency in dollars (number of dollars per currency) are referred to as direct quotations.
用美元表示外币价值的报价(每一种货币的美元数)被称为直接报价。
Conversely, quotations that represent the number of units of a foreign currency per dollar are referred to as indirect quotations. The indirect quotation is the reciprocal of the corresponding direct quotation.
相反，表示每一美元的外币单位数的报价称为间接报价。间接报价是相应的直接报价的倒数。
举个例子：
The spot rate of the euro is quoted this morning at $1.031. This is a direct quotation, as it represents the value of the foreign currency in dollars.
今天上午欧元的即期汇率报1.031美元。这是一种直接报价，因为它代表了以美元计价的外币的价值。
The indirect quotationis the reciprocal of the direct quotation:
Indirect quotation = 1/Direct quotation = 1/1.031 = 97;
间接报价是直接报价的倒数:
间接报价= 1/直接报价= 1/1.031 = 97;
If you initially received the indirect quotation, you can take the reciprocal of it to obtain the direct quote. Since the indirect quotation for the euro is $.97, the direct quotation is: Direct quotation=1/Indirect quotation=1/0.97 =$1:031
如果你初收到的是间接报价，你可以拿它的倒数来获得直接报价。因为美元兑欧元的间接报价是USD 0.97 / UER, 直接报价为:
直接报价=1/间接报价=1/0.97=$1:031

2. 再回到人民币是本币，你是一个的外贸交易商：
直接标价法(Direct Quotation)是以一定单位的外国货币为标准,折合若干单位的本国货币。在直接标价法下，外国货币作为基准货币，本国货币作为标价货币; 标价货币（本国货币）数额随着外国货币或本国货币币值的变化而变化。
包括在内的世界上绝大多数国家都采用直接标价法。举几个例子：人民币汇率的直接标价法：
1美元=6.3500人民币元
这里外国货币USD是基准货币，本国货币CNY是标价货币。
3. 直接报价法更加有利于汇率分析
If you are doing an extensive analysis of exchange rates, convert all exchange rates into direct quotations. In this way, you can more easily compare currencies and are less likely to make a mistake in determining whether a currency is appreciating or depreciating over a particular period.
如果你正在做一个广泛的汇率分析，将所有的汇率转换成直接报价。通过这种方式，你可以更容易地比较货币，并且在确定一种货币在特定时期内是升值还是贬值时不太可能犯错误。