FX Cost Guides

Practical guides to help finance teams understand FX costs, spreads and pricing. Learn how to check the cost built into an exchange rate and decide whether a recent FX trade looks fair or competitive.

• What Am I Paying in FX Fees, and Is It Competitive? — Learn how FX costs are built into exchange rates, how to estimate what a recent trade may have cost, and whether the pricing looks fair or competitive.
• What Is an FX Spread? — Understand the difference between the market rate and the rate received from a bank, broker or payment provider.
• How to Calculate the Cost of an FX Trade — See how trade amount, client rate and market rate can be used to estimate the cost of an FX transaction.
• How Do I Know If My FX Rate Is Competitive? — Understand why competitive FX pricing depends on trade size, currency pair, product type and provider model.