Foreign exchange

1.

A transaction for the exchange of one currency for another.

2.

Any currency other than the domestic currency.

Often represented as FX or FOREX.

See also

• Currency forward contract
• Dealer
• Economic foreign exchange exposure
• Exchange rate
• Foreign currency option
• Foreign exchange portal
• Foreign exchange risk
• Foreign exchange settlement risk
• Foreign exchange swap
• Foreign exchange trader
• Forward foreign exchange rate
• Forward points
• Interest rate parity
• Inversion
• Quoted currency