Segments of the FX Market Two
broad segments
Spot/Cash FX market
FX Derivatives Markets Forward Market Futures Market
Swap Market Options Market FX Market Participants
Exporters-sell FX generated
from exporting activities
Importers-buy FX to pay for imports
Cross-border Investors-domestic investors buy FX to invest abroad and sell FX proceeds from foreign investments. Foreign investors sell FX to invest locally and buy FX to repatriate proceeds from their investments back to their country of origin.
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