The Foreign Exchange market, also referred to as the "Forex" or "FX" market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average turnover of well over US $1 trillion – 30 times larger than the combined volume of all U.S. equity markets. The word FOREX is derived from the words FOReign EXchange.
Spot and Forward Foreign Exchange
Forex trading may be for spot or forward delivery. Spot transactions are generally undertaken for an actual exchange of currencies – delivery or settlement – for a value date two business days later.
Forward transactions involve a delivery date further in the future, sometimes as far as a year or more ahead. By buying or selling in the forward market, it is possible to protect the value of any anticipated flows of foreign currency, in terms of one’s own domestic currency, from exchange rate volatility.
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