1. “Percentage Spread on Foreign Currency Exchange Rates”
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
SUBMITTED TO:
Sir FAID GUL SUBMITTED BY:
Class: MBA-6th
QASIM RAZA
Section: ‘C’, Evening FAIZA BATOOL
FAISAL HAFEEZ
Faculty of Management Sciences
at
National University of Modern Languages
Sector H-9, Islamabad
2. Spread on Currency's Exchange Rate
S.No
.
Countries Regions
Currency
Code
Ask
Price
(Selling)
Bid
Price
(Buying)
Spread
Percentage
Spread
Spread
Reason
1 Australia Australia (AUD) 103 102.7 0.3 0.291262136 Less
1.Competition in currency is high
2.Low ordering cost
3.Low inventory cost
4. More trading
5.Low currency risk
2
New
Zealand Australia (NZD) 82.5 81 1.5 1.818181818 Medium
1.Medium competition in currency
2.High ordering cost
3.Medium inventory cost
4.More trading
5. Low currency risk
3 Canada
North
America (CAD) 97.4 97 0.4 0.410677618 Less
1.Competition in currency is high
2. Low ordering cost
3.Low inventory cost
4. More trading
5.Low currency risk
4 USA
North
America (USD) 100 99.8 0.2 0.2 Stable
1.Competition in currency is high
2. Low ordering cost
3. Low inventory cost
4. More trading
5.Low currency risk
5 Mexican
North
America (MXN) 7.92 7.8 0.12 1.515151515 Medium
1.Medium competition in currency
2.High ordering cost
3. Medium inventory cost
4.Less trading
5. High currency risk
3. 6 Brazil
South
America (BRL) 46.15 45.82 0.33 0.715059588 Less
1.Medium competition in currency
2.High ordering cost
3. Medium inventory cost
4.Less Trading
5. High Currency risk
7
Argentin
a
South
America (ARS) 19.412 19.007 0.405 2.086338347 Medium
1.Medium Competition in currency
2.High ordering cost
3. Medium inventory cost
4.Less trading
5.High Currency Risk
8 Chile
South
America (CLP) 0.20963 0.20557 0.00406 1.936745695 Medium
1.Competition in Currency is high
2.Low Ordering cost
3.Low Inventory cost
4.Less trading
5.High Currency risk
9 Nigeria Africa (NGN) 0.6185 0.616 0.0025 0.404203719 Less
1.Competition in Currency is high
2.Low Ordering cost
3.Low Inventory cost
4.Less Trading
5.High Currency Risk
10 Egypt Africa (EGP) 14.84 14.52 0.32 2.156334232 Medium
1.Medium Competition in Currency
2.High Ordering Cost
3.Medium Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5.High Currency Risk
11
South
Africa Africa (ZAR) 10.75 10.5 0.25 2.325581395 Medium
1.Medium Competition in Currency
2.High Ordering Cost
3.Medium Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5. High Currency Risk
12
United
Kingdom Europe (GBP) 149.8 149.5 0.3 0.200267023 Stable
1.Competition in Currency is High
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.More Trading
5.Low Currency Risk
13 France Europe (EURO) 130 129.7 0.3 0.230769231 Stable 1.Competition in Currency is high
4. 2.Low ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.More Trading
5.Low Currency Risk
14 Sweden Europe (SEK) 15.5 15.4 0.1 0.64516129 Medium
1.Competition in Currency is Medium
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.More Trading
5.Low Currency Risk
15
Hong
Kong East Asia (HKD) 12.8 12.6 0.2 1.5625 Medium
1.Competition in Currency is Medium
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5.Low Currency Risk
16 China East Asia (CNY) 16.3 16 0.3 1.840490798 Medium
1.Competition in Currency is High
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.Medium Trading
5.Low Currency Risk
17 Maldives South Asia (MVR) 6.52467 6.24207 0.2826 4.331253535 High
1.Competition in Currency is Low
2.High Ordering Cost
3.High Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5-High Currency Risk
18 India South Asia (INR) 1.8 1.7 0.1 5.555555556 High
1.Competition in Currency is Low
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5.High Currency Risk
19
Kyrgyzst
an Central Asia (KGS) 2.06767 2.02815 0.03952 1.911330145 Medium
1.Competition in Currency is Medium
2. High Ordering Cost
3.High Inventory Cost
4. Less Trading
5.High Currency Risk
Uzbekista
n Central Asia (UZS) 0.04791 0.04684 0.00107 2.233354206 High 1-Competition in Currency is Low
5. 20
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5.High Currency Risk
21 Malaysia
Far East
Asia (MYR) 28.5 28 0.5 1.754385965 Medium
1.Competition in currency is Medium
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.Less Inventory Cost
4.More Trading
5.Medium Currency Risk
22 Thailand
Far East
Asia (THB) 3.5 3.25 0.25 7.142857143 High
1.Competition in Currency is Low
2.Low ordering Cost
3.Low Inventory Cost
4- Less Trading
5.High Currency Risk
23 Oman Gulf States (OMR) 257.5 256.8 0.7 0.27184466 Low
1.Competition in Currency is Medium
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.High Inventory Cost
4.Less Trading
5.Medium Currency Risk
24 Qatar Gulf States (QAR) 27.31 27.1 0.21 0.768949103 Low
1.Competition in Currency is Medium
2.Low Ordering Cost
3.High Inventory Cost
4. Less Trading
5-Medium Currency Risk
Reference:
1. http://www.forex.pk/open_market_rates.asp
2. http://www.gocurrency.com
3. http://coinmill.com/
4. http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/