{"id":178,"date":"2019-02-12T15:03:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.moneyeti.com\/?p=178"},"modified":"2019-07-12T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T09:23:59","slug":"how-to-read-a-currency-exchange-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.moneyeti.com\/how-to-read-a-currency-exchange-board-178","title":{"rendered":"How to read a currency exchange board?"},"content":{"rendered":"

>\u00a0Reading time : <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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You are leaving on holiday in a few days and you would like to exchange your money before leaving. Nothing seems easier! And yet, when you are in front of the currency exchange board at the currency exchange office, you get completely lost in the many columns. Don\u2019t panic, you will soon understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The currency exchange board<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The currency rate changes every day. In practice, all of the currency exchange offices have a board, most often digital and in real time, that indicates the proposed conversion rate. In order to recognize the right currency, it\u2019s not a problem: a flag from each country is next to the price proposed by the currency exchange. The only \u201cdark shadows\u201d on the board are the two columns \u201cbuy\u201d and \u201csell\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I would like a foreign currency: I look at the <\/strong>\u201csell<\/strong>\u201d column<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You are in France and you would like to exchange your euros, the local currency, for another currency such as the dollar. You \u201cbuy\u201d the foreign currency at the currency exchange, which is for them a \u201csale\u201d. You should therefore<\/g> look under the column \u201csell\u201d to get the rate that applies to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ex: I am leaving for the US. I want to exchange \u20ac200. The currency exchange office proposes a sale of \u20ac1 for $1.14. You should multiply the amount in euros with this rate given by the currency exchange office: 200 x 1.14 = $228<\/p>\n\n\n\n


I would like a local currency: I look at the <\/strong>\u201cbuy<\/strong>\u201d column<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Travelers often exchange their money once they are at their destination. You are in the US. You would like to exchange a foreign<\/g> currency, the euro, for the local currency, the dollar. This time, it\u2019s you who is the \u201cseller\u201d of a foreign currency at the currency exchange, who is going to be \u201cbought\u201d. You should thus look in the column \u201cbuy \u201dto see the applicable rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same situation arises when you return from your trip and you would like to change the foreign currency that you have leftover into the local currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ex: I am back in France, I have $50 that I would like to re-convert into euros. The currency exchange office offers to buy $1 for \u20ac0.88. You should multiply the amount in dollars with the rate given by the currency exchange office: 50 X 0.88 = \u20ac44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


And if I would like to change a foreign<\/g> currency for another foreign currency?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For example, you\u2019d like to exchange Pounds Sterling for Swiss Francs. In this case, the principle of buying and selling works in the same way, but your transaction will be done in two parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The currency exchange office will buy Pounds Sterling for euros (you look at the rate in the buy column). Then it will sell you Swiss francs in exchange for euros (you look at the sell column).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ex: I want to change \u00a3500 into euros. It offers to buy \u00a31 for \u20ac1.14. This gives 500 x 1.14 = \u20ac570. Next, it will change this amount into Swiss francs. It offers to sell \u20ac1 = 1.14 CHF. This gives 605 X 1.14 = 689.7 CHF. At last, you have converted \u00a3500 into 689.7 CHF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip<\/strong>: Instead of going around to all of the different currency exchange offices to find the best rates, download the free coChange app<\/a>. You can then easily check for the currency exchange office that has the most reasonable rates and that is closest to you! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>\u00a0 You are leaving on holiday in a few days and you would like to exchange your money before leaving. Nothing seems easier! And yet, when you are in front of the currency exchange board at the currency exchange office, you get completely lost in the many columns. Don\u2019t panic, you will soon understand. 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