Hedge Funds and Currency Trading?
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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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To quote Jim Cramer:\n\nHave you ever seen a sheep? Before and after they sheer off all its wool? Fleece it? What the sheep looks like afterwards? That's what happens to retail currency traders.
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If you have a US dollar account and a debit card, you can sign up with an online broker such as Scottrade. (www.scottrade.com)  You will need an initial investment of US $500 to fund your account. If needed you may withdraw part of the $500 initial funding.  They only charge US $7.00 per trade, but keep in mind, that's both buying and selling, so it  is actually $14 dollars you need to add on to calculate your prophit/loss. \n\nGood luck!
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try bloomberg.com get into hedge fund\n\nkinda tricky...find someone who works for some consultancy firm who have full access to bloomberg.com they can help ya
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Trading in the currency of other countries.
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The answer is a huge short term effect... read this...\n\nhttp://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cramerbounce.asp\n\n\nHe is a previous successful hedge fund manager, so he deserves some credit.\n\nThanks ahead for the best answer vote.
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Well of course one main factor they consider is generating a profit!\n\nWhat they do is they take the currency rate; it is usually active - and not fixed. They then put a spread between the buy and sell price - this is how the forex dealers make money. \n\nSay if you bought US with your currency then sold the US back instantaneously you will find that you may have lost .5 to 3c per dollar or maybe even more because of the spread.
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Almost all brokers offer a US dealing facility.  You will pay a little more than for UK trades and they will also ask you to sign a W8-BEN form before accepting any US orders.  That is a tax declaration required by the US authorities.  Once you're set up you can buy and sell online, just like you do with UK shares.\n\nIf you want really cheap trading you can open a US dollar account with a US broker.  I use TD Ameritrade, they have have always been excellent and I can buy and sell US shares at $9.99 per trade (about £6 per trade).  They have a special site for UK based investors.
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It's a transaction where the delivery of whatever commodity you are trading will be in the future, but at a price determined today. It is often used to hedge against the risk of negative currency fluctuations by companies doing business in foreign countries.\n\nFor example, if the yen to dollar exchange rate is 100 yen for 1 dollar (hypothetically), and the exchange rate switches to 80 yen for 1 dollar, a Japanese company who sold a 20,000 car in the US would only get 1,600,000 yen for the car, versus what it would have received originally (2,000,000 yen). Companies can not keep changing prices, and they can not ask for more money once a sale is complete. Thus, the forward contract would insure that the Japanese company received at least a certain amount, say 1,800,000 yen (whatever the forward contract is for). Of course, if the rate becomes 120 yen to 1 dollar, the Japanese company would choose not to exercise the forward contract. \n\nForward contracts normally cost quite a bit, otherwise the companies offering them would not make any money. In essence, they are acting like insurance companies: you will not always need them, but you still have to pay the premiums if you want them just in case.
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There is one that I am aware of Vietnam Opportunity Fund.  It trades on the London Stock Exchange. Here is a link to the information on the fund.\n\nhttp://www.vinacapital.com/?nav1=services&nav2=vof\n\nTrades in the U S on the pink sheet as VTOPF.  \n\nhttp://www.pinksheets.com/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=VTOPF
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If you want to make money by trading currency, you need to learn about it first. Its highly lucrative and equally risky.. You can get free information at -\n\nhttp://the-forex-trading.blogspot.com
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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 can deposit up to $10,000.00. After that your bank would have to file a Currency Tracking Report (CTR for short), BUT even if you deposit $5000.00 one day, $2000.00 the next day, & another $5000.00 the following day, they would still have to file one. I think you have to wait 72 hours for it to not show up on thier reports...\n\nP.S. Why are you asking? Are you a terrorist? LoL...They can also file a SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) if you try to avoid it being reported to the Federal Reserve. So it's just better if you do everything right the first time.
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There are people who make their living with just that very theory. They speculate which currencies will rise and fall against which other currencies, and buy or sell in advance. There really is no way for a layman to tell, even the "experts" rarely agree. \nThe only advice I can give is to look up the performance of the Pound over the last year or so and compare it to today's rate. If it is near the yearly high, then wait a little. If it is near the bottom or about average then go ahead and buy now. \nRemember, this is by no means expert advice I am giving. I have traveled extensively and exchanged numerous currencies over the years, so this is just a good educated guess. \nGood luck and happy travels.
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If you have a stock brokerage account, you can access several instruments called etf's, that trade like stocks. For gold the symbol is (GLD). A silver ETF is coming soon to the market.\nIf you have a more money and higher risk tolerance you can trade commodities directly with a futures account.
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Forex trading is just like stock trading, only here you try to benefit from the change in the value of a currency in respect to other. I have started a blog where I am telling free information on a daily basis and am also posting trades I place along with the analysis on why I placed the trade. This all is free. You can check out there to gain more info -\n\nhttp://the-forex-trading.blogspot.com
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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.