Introduction to Foreign Exchange Market
An international network of dealers - It consists of a limited number of major dealer institutions that are particularly active in foreign exchange, trading with customers and (more often ) with each other. Most are commercial banks and investment banks - Although geographically dispersed in numerous financial centres around the world, these dealer institutions are linked to each other through telephones, computers, and other electronic means.
Introduction to Foreign Exchange Market
The World's Largest Market It is by far the largest and most liquid market in the world. The estimated worldwide turnover of reporting dealers, at around $2 trillion a day (in 2004). – 7 times the level of turnover in the US Government securities market. The breadth, depth, and liquidity of the market are truly impressive. ($200 ~ $500 million per individual trade; 20 times a minute, 18,000 changes per day) The five major centers of Forex trading, are based in London, New York, Zurich, Frankfurt and Tokyo.