money market funds in foreign currencies rather than us dol.?
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The question isn't very clear, but I will do my best to answer. There is no such thing as a money market fund in foreign currencies, unless you actually open a foreign money market account ie: an australian bank money market account etc. I think you are talking about a liquid investment into a forex fund which I work with on a daily basis. The returns are significantly better by keep a liquid investment in a forex fund then investing in a foreign money market fund. If you would like more info. please email me.
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Eurodollars are deposits denominated in United States dollar at banks outside the United States, and thus are not under the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve. Consequently, such deposits are subject to much less regulation than similar deposits within the United States, allowing for higher margins.\n\nHistorically, such deposits were held mostly by European banks and financial institutions, and thus became known as "eurodollars". Such deposits are now available in many countries worldwide, but they continue to be referred to as "eurodollars" regardless of the location.\n\nThe term eurodollar is commonly confused in the USA with the joint European currency, the Euro.
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There are several ways you can invest in foreign currency:\n\n1) You can buy Euros (The Actual Bills) at any bank, airport or Money Exchanges and store them in a safe box. This is no very wise because you don't get any interest.\n2) You can open a FREE acount at PayPal (An Ebay Company) in USD and in Euros. \nThis is no very wise because you don't get any interest.\n3) You open a bank account denominated in Euros at any European Bank. When you need money just transfer your money to a US Account. Once you have your account opened you can transfer your money to Euros from any bank in the World.\nSwiss Bank Accounts are multi currency. This means you can keep a USD Balance and a Euros Balance and a Yen Balance and so on.\n\nBy the Way, the currency of Switzerland is not the Euro is the Franc.\n\nI suggest you to visit your local UBS or Credit Suisse bank for more detailed information.\n\nhttp://apps.ubs.com/locationfinder/searchForm.do?GeoEntityId=3&GeoEntityType=3\n\nhttp://www.credit-suisse.com/where_to_find_us/en/office_locator.jsp\n\n\nIf you want to invest you can open a brokerage account and trade stocks just like you do here in the US but on European Stocks denominated in Euros.\nThe same for mutual funds \n\nYou can also invest in Gold if you are worried about \nhousing market crash, Iran war, countries reducing $ reserves holdings, GM bankruptcy, etc.\n\nI can help you with all your international financial needs. Drop me a line for more detailed information about Euro Investments.
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A money market account is essentially a fixed income mutual fund.  The difference, is that all investments have extremely short maturities.  Depending on indicated investment style, the accounts can invest in just about any fixed income instrument - CDs, commercial paper, bankers acceptance notes, mortgages, bonds maturing less than a year from now, etc.\n\nSince the investments are extremely liquid and short-term, which makes them pretty safe, your interest yield will be very low.  That's the bad news.  The good news, is that the share price rarely fluctuates by much (for the same reason) and, if you invest in government debt money markets, your returns can be tax-free.
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Money Market Accounts are very safe.\n\nMany money market accounts place restrictions on the amount of transactions you can make in a month (such as five or less). Furthermore, you usually have to maintain a certain balance in the account to receive the higher rate of interest. Some banks require at least $500, others require a much higher balance.\n\nWhat Is a Money Market Fund?\nIn short, it is a mutual fund that invests solely in money market instruments. Just like a mutual fund, it issues redeemable units to investors and must follow guidelines set out by the SEC. A money market fund's net asset value (NAV) is also determined at the end of each day.\n\nMoney market funds, however, are completely different from money market accounts and money market instruments. Money market accounts are basically special kinds of savings accounts that you can open at any local bank, and a money market instrument is a form of highly-liquid short-term debt security. Furthermore, unlike a bank account, returns from money market funds are not guaranteed even though they are lower risk. Their stability rests solely upon the investments that make up their portfolios and it is possible for the fund to lose money, although the odds of this occurring are rare.
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Yes, especially in Brazil. But be aware that the risk of international investing is higher than investing in US equities, although the reward can be higher. There are several options- mutual funds, individual securities (riskier), and several ETF's, such as ILF or EWZ.
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interactivebrokers.com\n\nyou can buy canadian securities directly without having to buy the US pinksheet versions which are less liquid. you would convert your USD to Canadian dollars.
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Better start a money transfer, because you're going to need them. Lawyers and all that. Not too disimilar to the United States. Oh, if you're a foreigner, better contact your respective consulate and ask for a representative.
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You say the value of each of the currencies have gone up.  Against what currency?\n\nThere are 8 major benchmark currencies: USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CHF, CAD, AUD, HKD \n\nUsually when USD goes up CAD goes down. So if you expect to gain on this, you would want USD value to fall.\n\nAs for the other two currencies, my question is why would you want to hold these?
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you need a demat account, open a demat account first and then start working on other issues. Most probably yes u can access foreign markets. About investment, u should ask your broker.
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The thing I don't like about forex trading is that the previous times when I knew there was an opportunity to make money, it was impossible to obtain the currency I needed.  There was the devaluation of the Argentinian currency that happened a while back.  They had been keeping the currency pegged to the US dollar and there was an enormous amount of speculation that it was going to be devalued (allowed to float), yet I couldn't find anywhere to sell this currency since it never moved more than a few PIP up and down within a day.  Then there was the Chinese currency.  Everyone knew they were keeping the currency undervalued and that it would increase in value upon floating, yet again I could not find anywhere to buy this currency in exchange for USD.  I contacted a bank and they had some ridiculous spread (something like 15%-20%), yet again it was impossible to capitalize on something I knew was going to happen.  Both of these situations were extremely frustrating.  Let me tell you, a $2500 investment in either one of these situations would have made you tens of thousands of dollars.  The Argentinian currency went from 1:1 USD to 3:1 USD in a matter of 2 weeks.  Now that's a devaluation.
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You know there is a minimum amount you have to invest in money market funds. Probably at least 18,000 pounds or 10,000 US
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In my opinion the U S dollar is not a safe currency to be in at the moment. There are some realatively safe ways to protect ones self from currency fluctuations but short term anything could happen. \n\nOne possibility is to have some of your assets in oil securities. Oil is relatively currency free as an investment. Another possibility is to invest in a pool of debt securities of various foreign governments. That minimizes the risk associated with one currency.
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There are several countries in the world that are growing much faster than other countries in the world.  Also there are  currencies that are much stronger than other currencies.  There is also the diversification issue to consider. A portfolio diversified among several different countries will generally outperform a single country portfolio with less overall risk. \n\nThere are mutual funds that specialize in particular country markets and there are mutual funds that are general world market funds. Those are the easiest methods to get exposure to the world markets.
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There are several reasons.  One reason - local interest rates.  If you can earn 10% on US dollars at a US bank, but only 5% in Germany, it may make sense to convert DM to USD and earn the higher rate, then convert back.  There are transaction costs to think of.  Large banks also consider political stability, and economic oppportunities.
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There will be hedge funds on all currency exchanges in case there is a profit to be made.\n\nThe big ones are\n-EBS (they started allowing hedge funds on this inter-bank)\n-CME\n-Hotspot\n-Currenex\n-maybe Reuters, but this is a much smaller subset\n\nProbably a few other small ones too.
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The answer is yes you can, but the how is country dependent.  The US markets are open to anyone, but other countries often control the rules of access for their citizens.  The simplest answer is to locate a major stockbroker in your country.  They will be able to help you more than anyone on this board.\n\nThere are three issues to be managed when someone outside the US buys and sells in US markets.\n\nThe collection and payment of US taxes.\n\nThe collection and payment of domestic taxes.\n\nMeeting the requirements of domestic securities and exchange laws.\n\nMeeting any currency restrictions.\n\nThe answer will be country specific.