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Define market for foreign exchange

Define market for foreign exchange.
Broadly described, the foreign exchange (FX) market encompasses the conversion of purchasing power from one currency to another, bank deposits of foreign currency, the extension of credit denominated in a foreign currency, foreign trade financing, and trading in foreign currency options and futures contracts.

 

 

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