Currency Exchange

Rhoda Roskilly asked:


I am currently looking to buy a house in spain costing me a little over 200,000 pounds sterling and the currency exchange rate the banks are offering seem to be very poor .Can any one please advise of a better route to me obtaining the best rates out there?

HillClimber asked:


Yankee Doodle goes to France and pays for his hotel and meals with plastic. How can Yankee Doodle be sure he is getting the official existing exchange rate when charges are stated in French currency but must, at some point, be converted to the dollars due stated on his credit card statement?

Second Question: Is there any conceivable rational reason to convert dollars to Euros, or any other European currency, in advance of getting there?

nine_05_lj asked:


I want to make a program that can get the actual data in the stock market/currency exchange. What programming language is the best to use and where I can get those data? thanks

Beth asked:


I went to Canada this summer and I have some Canadian money that I didn’t get switched back to US money. Where can I go to exchange it now that I am back in the states?

Kristi asked:


I have heard that most currencies generally follow a pattern of highs and lows with days of the week. Obviously there are many other factors which will often change this, but what day of the week is the USD typically at it’s lowest value? Also, how would I find out what day of the week, the Australian dollar is generally strongest?

Obviously I am trying to get an idea what day is typically best for exchanging AUD to USD. Thanks for any info.

crissgyal12000 asked:


Sorry - the question is… How do i find out what the current currency exchange rate is in Rhodes, Greece as i am hoping i will be able to get a better deal over there rarther than in the UK.

MidnightSky asked:


I have some bills and coins from a trip to Thailand and Vancouver, Canada from five years ago. Is there a place in the northwest U.S. area to exchange it to american currency?
is there any added fee to do it, or will it be exchanged at the full current rate?

strawberriesilove asked:


Besides most commercial banks where can I go to exchange foreign currency? I traveled to Niagara Falls, Canada in 2005. On the way out of the country I had an impaitent bus driver who would not allow me to stop off at the Duty Free shop to exchange the currency. So I came home with just under $20 in Canadian Currency. I’ve held onto this money since last year. Every commercial bank I’ve called require you to be a customer. My credit union doesn’t accept foreign currency for deposits. So I feel like I’m stuck with this money I can’t use. If I knew someone going to Canada perhaps I could offer to “sell” it to them but in lieu of that I don’t what to do with this money.

David G asked:


I am interested in converting U.S. dollars to Euros, at a later date (say, 6 to 24 months) but like to lock in the current exchange rate. How do I do this, and which financial institutions can help me (banks, online brokerages, etc)?

Ncarolina K asked:


I am a business owner and interested in globalization and international affairs. How can i benefit from getting goods from overseas? If one dollar equals almost one thousand korean dollars(won), does that mean that milk there cost four thousand WON? Its confusing me, please help.