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    The document discusses the foreign exchange (forex) market. It defines forex as a decentralized global market for trading currencies. The average daily forex trading volume is in the trillions. Key characteristics include it being the most liquid and dynamic market in the world, operating 24/7 globally. Major participants include commercial banks, multinational corporations, currency speculators, central banks and other forex brokers. The forex market facilitates functions like hedging, providing credit, and currency exchange. Common transaction types are spots, forwards, futures, swaps and options. Exchange rates fluctuate daily based on economic factors like inflation, interest rates, and political stability.

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    A presentation about the FOREX market. The main information.

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    The document discusses the foreign exchange (forex) market. It defines forex as a decentralized global market for trading currencies. The average daily forex trading volume is in the trillions. Key characteristics include it being the most liquid and dynamic market in the world, operating 24/7 globally. Major participants include commercial banks, multinational corporations, currency speculators, central banks and other forex brokers. The forex market facilitates functions like hedging, providing credit, and currency exchange. Common transaction types are spots, forwards, futures, swaps and options. Exchange rates fluctuate daily based on economic factors like inflation, interest rates, and political stability.

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    Financial Market Review

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    The document discusses the foreign exchange (forex) market. It defines forex as a decentralized global market for trading currencies. The average daily forex trading volume is in the trillions. Key characteristics include it being the most liquid and dynamic market in the world, operating 24/7 globally. Major participants include commercial banks, multinational corporations, currency speculators, central banks and other forex brokers. The forex market facilitates functions like hedging, providing credit, and currency exchange. Common transaction types are spots, forwards, futures, swaps and options. Exchange rates fluctuate daily based on economic factors like inflation, interest rates, and political stability.

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    WORLD FINANCIAL

    MARKET’S REVIEW
    FOREX (foreign exchange)
    MARKET
    THE CONTENT
    • THE DEFINITION
    • AVERAGE DAILY TRADING VOLUME
    • CHARACTERISTICS
    • PARTICIPANTS
    • FUNCTIONS
    • TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS
    • FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
    • FACTORS INFLUENCING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
    • SOURCES
    THE DEFINITION

    FOREX is a global
    decentralized or
    over-the-counter
    market for the
    trading of
    currencies.
    AVERAGE DAILY TRADING VOLUME
    CHARACTERISTICS

    MOST LIQUID MOST DYNAMIC A TWENTY-FOUR


    MARKET IN THE MARKET IN THE HOUR MARKET
    WORLD WORLD

    MARKET INTERNATIONAL
    TRANSPARENCY NETWORK OF
    DEALERS
    PARTICIPANTS COMMERCIAL
    BANKS

    INDIVIDUALS FOREIGN
    OR SMALL EXCHANGE
    BUSINESSES BROKERS

    FOREX

    CENTRAL
    MNCs BANKS
    FUNCTIONS

    HEDGING
    FUNCTION

    CREDIT
    FUNCTION

    TRANSFER
    FUNCTION
    TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS
    SPOT TRANSACTIONS

    FORWARD TRASACTIONS

    FUTURE TRASACTIONS

    SWAP TRANSACTIONS

    OPTION TRANSACTIONS
    FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
    Exchange rate is the value of one country’s currency in relation to another currency.

    1 € = $ … in the past week 1 € = … ￡ in the past week


    FACTORS INFLUENCING FOREIGN
    EXCHANGES RATES

    INFLATION INTEREST CURRENT PUBLIC TERMS OF POLITICAL RECESSION SPECULATION


    STABILITY &
    RATES ACCOUNT DEBTS TRADE ECONOMIC
    DEFICIT PERFORMANCE
    SOURCES
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_market
    • https://www.investopedia.com/terms/forex/f/forex-market.asp
    • https://
    www.yourarticlelibrary.com/economics/foreign-exchange/foreign-
    exchange-market-nature-participants-and-segments/72308
    • https://www.x-rates.com/graph/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
    • https://
    businessjargons.com/types-of-foreign-exchange-transactions.html
    • https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-guide/key-factors
    -affecting-currency-exchange-rates
    /
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR
    ATTENTION

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