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What are the types of foreign exchange transactions?
There are mainly the following foreign exchange transactions:

1. Cash transaction

This kind of transaction usually takes two working days to complete, which is generally suitable for ordinary investors.

2. Futures exchange transactions

This kind of transaction is also called forward foreign exchange transaction, which refers to the transaction with delivery date exceeding two working days. This trading method has no definite trading time, but is carried out according to the agreement between the buyer and the seller in the contract.

3. Arbitration

The price of the same currency is different in different foreign exchange markets at the same time. This kind of transaction is simply a way to earn profits according to the price difference in different foreign exchange markets.

4. Arbitrage trading

As the name implies, it is a trading method to earn the intermediate price difference according to the difference of interest rates. Relatively speaking, the volatility is relatively low, the risk is relatively small, and the income is stable, which is more suitable for some conservative investors.

5. Swap transactions

Buy and sell a currency at the same time, and gain income through different delivery times. In this kind of transaction, the amount of money bought and sold is the same, which is a way of buying low and selling high.

6. Foreign exchange futures

Mainly in order to avoid foreign exchange risks, the exchange rate is the subject matter for trading.

7. Foreign exchange options trading

This trading method is mainly for foreign exchange buyers to reduce the loss of exchange rate changes, increase the flexibility of buying options, and choose the exchange rate that is beneficial to them when buying and selling foreign exchange. Generally speaking, the risk of foreign exchange trading is reduced.