Foreign Exchange Calculator: The Real Cost of Money Conversion

Do you know what the actual foreign exchange money conversion rate is?

You probably know what conversion rate your bank is charging you, but did you know there is another "higher" rate known as the market rate?

In fact, the market rate is the only real rate to convert your hard earned money to a foreign currency, because it is the midpoint between supply and demand. This also means the FX market rate changes all the time.

Every other rate you are being quoted has an added “FX markup.”

For example, if the FX market rate for AUDUSD is 0.7370 and an average bank quotes a conversion price of 0.6970, they are charging you an extra 5.5% margin. Now that's just too much!

Where does this "expensive" rate come from?

The average Australian banks all have similar rates and there is not enough competition.

If you want to experience this frustrating experience call the bank, and ask these 3 questions.

The 3 Foreign Exchange Questions Your Bank Doesn’t Want You To Ask

1) How much profit is the average bank making off my transaction?

Let’s take a look at how the average bank might answer these questions. First, the employee will tell you that this is the rate your ‘retail’ payments are exchanged and you have no choice unless you convert millions of dollars. The transaction fee is just the cost of sending your money across their opaque network of correspondent banks. In essence, they will not answer your question.

2) How do you set your FX rates, and why do you only do it once a day?

After you ask how much the bank makes on a transaction, the employee will probably tell you that they set their rates once a day and the FX money conversion rate doesn’t change.

3) How can you offer different rates for different transaction amounts?

The banks want you to believe that they set their rates based on the market rate and make no profit but if you make a larger transaction you can get a better rate.

How does that make sense?

There’s only one market rate at any given point in time so how can the bank be charging two different rates without making a profit?

Clearly, there is something going on.

It’s important to remember:

There is only ONE foreign exchange rate, the market rate!

If you’re paying more than the market rate, you’re being charged an extra fee, whether the banks admit it or not.

While these fees may seem small, but 5.5% margin doesn't. That’s an extra US$ 400 for sending A$10,000 in hidden fees!

For years, the average Australian banks have been your only source to convert and send foreign money transfers. That is changing as companies like Flash FX are helping to bring transparency and accountability to the foreign exchange payments business!

You deserve to know the truth about foreign exchange transactions and at Flash FX we’ll tell it to you.

If you’re ready to stop paying hidden fees and move into a new more transparent era of foreign exchange, then it’s time to stop going to the big banks.

Start exploring companies like Flash Payments, where we’ll tell you what the fees are up front and make sure you get the best rate!

The world of foreign exchange is confusing because it benefits the average Australian banks for it to be this way, but we’re trying to change that!

You’ve given away enough money to the big banks, so let's get started.

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