To search for FX bank jobs use the search for bank jobs facility by clicking the link. General FX definition Foreign Exchange is a currency market where the trading of one currency against another takes place. It is often referred to as Forex or FX. The foreign exchange market is the largest most liquid and most influential market in the world. It is a truly 24 hour global market, it trades from 9pm GMT Sunday until 10pm GMT Friday and trades in excess of $1.5 trillion dollars a day, Making it far bigger than the combined total of all the worlds stock exchanges. Participants in Forex include central banks, corporations, individual investors and speculators, and hedge funds. With the advent of electronic trading platforms, self-directed investors and smaller financial firms now have access to the same liquidity as larger market participants. Trading, or speculation, makes up 95% of the daily volume. The other 5% of daily volume consists of governments and commercial companies converting one currency into another from buying and selling goods and services. (Definition from Bullbearings.co.uk) Jobs in FX or Foreign Exchange can cover a variety of areas: FX Trader FX Sales FX Strategist FX Support Trader Market Risk Manager (Focusing on Foreign Exchange risk) FX Exotics
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