Forex Investment and Currency Trading

Forward Transactions
If you don’t want to settle a transaction within two business days, you can also trade using an outright forward transaction. In this transaction, you trade one currency for another on a pre-agreed date at some time in the future, but it must be three or more days after the deal date. The forward [...]

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Spot Transactions
A spot transaction is the simplest type of transaction in the world of foreign exchange. It is simply the exchange of one currency for another. The spot rate is the current market price, also known as the benchmark price.
The actual transaction does not require immediate settlement or payment “on the spot.” The settlement of [...]

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The right - but not the obligation - to exchange one currency to another at a set price at a future date

Call Option - the buyer of the option has the right to buy currency at the specified rate, the seller (writer) has the obligation to sell currency if the option is exercised by the [...]

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