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  1. Chapter 2 The Foreign Exchange Market
  2. Objectives • To describe the FX market • To identify participants and currencies • To describe the Australian FX market • To describe the mechanics and technology of FX trading (cont.) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-2
  3. Objectives (cont.) • To introduce some exchange rate concepts • To illustrate FX position keeping • To introduce some FX jargon Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-3
  4. Definition • The FX market is the market where national currencies are bought and sold against one another. Foreign exchange consists mainly of bank deposits. Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-4
  5. Characteristics • It is the largest and most perfect market • It is needed because every international transaction requires a foreign exchange transaction • It is an over-the-counter (OTC) market Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-5
  6. Market participants • Foreign exchange traders buy and sell currencies directly or indirectly • Arbitragers exploit exchange rate anomalies; hedgers cover open positions; speculators take open positions Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-6
  7. Categories of participants • Customers • Commercial banks • Other financial institutions • Brokers • Central banks Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-7
  8. Interbank operations • The FX market is dominated by interbank operations • Participants in the interbank market are market makers, other major dealers and second-tier banks Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-8
  9. Size and composition • The size of the global FX market is measured by the sum of daily turnover in FX centres • A survey is coordinated by the BIS every three years for this purpose Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-9
  10. Daily turnover in the FX market (USD billion) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-10
  11. Geographical distribution of FX market turnover (%) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-11
  12. FX market turnover by counterparty (institutional type) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-12
  13. FX market turnover by counterparty (locality) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-13
  14. Currency composition of the FX market (by single currencies) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-14
  15. Currency composition of the FX market (by currency pairs) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-15
  16. Traded currencies • The US dollar is the most heavily traded currency • The euro and the yen are heavily traded because of the importance of Europe and Japan in the world economy (cont.) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-16
  17. Traded currencies (cont.) • The pound is heavily traded for historical reasons • Currencies that are heavily traded in certain financial centres and lack liquidity in others: CHF, CAD (cont.) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-17
  18. Traded currencies (cont.) • Currencies that are traded locally, but internationally are traded for international trade purposes: AUD, NZD, HKD • Third world currencies: soft or exotic currencies Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-18
  19. The AUD FX market • The market consists of the banking system and non-bank dealers authorised by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) • The market has grown since the flotation of the AUD in 1983 Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-19
  20. Daily turnover in the Australian FX market (USD billion) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 2-20
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