US ($) Currency Thread 1 (closed - use thread 2)

yozzer2006

neilbond007 wrote: »

gotta be pleased with that. have fun in vegas. i'm going to have to organise a trip there shortly. been 18 months since my last visit

Yeh, quite pleased Neil. My first time to Vegas so I am well excited! :beer:

beatsneedrhymes

The MSE guide to prepaid cards states that:

"There’s one large restriction here, the only foreign currencies prepaid cards operate in are Euros and US Dollars, so if you’re going somewhere more exotic, they’re not for you."

But I spoke to someone at FairFx, who said that regardless of whether you take the Euro or Dollar card, the conversion rate to other currencies will be the equivalent of a 1% charge: a 0.3% difference to 'Interbank levels' and 0.7% charge.

He also said to get the US dollar FairFX card as opposed to the Euro equivalent - they both incur the same charges, but the pound is stronger against the dollar than the Euro so you're getting more for your money in the first place.

Am I being daft in thinking prepaid cards could be good for when travelling outside Europe/the US, or does the MSE article fall short in explaining whether prepaid cards are suitable for that use?

inspector_monkfish

stoneman wrote: »

Hell hath no furry

What????

neilbond007

stoneman wrote: »

Hell hath no furry and all that.:rolleyes: Venture outside this thread a bit, you will see that you are becoming a bit of a laughing stock. Keep up the good work though

1. What makes you think this was aimed at you?
2. I thought you were bored by this thread? You seen to find your way on to it alot.

Seems you're quite obsessed by us

stoneman wrote: »

No probs Crabman. We promise not to throw our toys out of the pram like the u.s. currency thread chappies;)

Watch out boys... he's in the bushes

inspector_monkfish

US jobless claims up to 637,00, an increase of 32,000 in in the past week :eek:

(600k was forecast)


Cable moved up 20tics to 1.5090

inspector_monkfish

stoneman wrote: »

Hell hath no furry and all that.:rolleyes: Venture outside this thread a bit, you will see that you are becoming a bit of a laughing stock. Keep up the good work though

FYG my friend, its you thats making yourself look a laughing stock

inspector_monkfish

nicely back upto 1.5150

whatusername

stoneman wrote: »

Hell hath no furry and all that.:rolleyes: Venture outside this thread a bit, you will see that you are becoming a bit of a laughing stock. Keep up the good work though

laughing stock?

inspector_monkfish

1.5170 trading now

Keith99

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