My tip for holding USD: don't be tempted to a version of 'Loadsamoney'. I tried it once , the septic just look at you like you are a nut case.
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How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Why not buy UK property?
Interest rates are low.
Property has come down.
Inflation is forecast in the next few years.
Surely a good time to buy an investment property?
A few Aussies have done this to profit from the strong AUD/GBP.
It's actually reasonably easy to sort out from here.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
USD will collapse. You know this. Why oh why would you want a USD position to hedge against GBP collapse.
See my sig.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostComment
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Forget USD hold AUD/JPY as a carry trade and take the interest difference"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostForget USD hold AUD/JPY as a carry trade and take the interest differenceComment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHow do you hold AUD? I don't think I've come across UK banks that hold anything other than Euro and USD."Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostYou do it in an FX trading account as a spot FX trade.Comment
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GBP/USD = cable, because decades ago, FX transactions was made through copper cable communications between USA and UK...
Yes... There is a cable wire in the Atlantic ocean linking between UK and USA.Comment
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Originally posted by YASUKA View PostGBP/USD = cable, because decades ago, FX transactions was made through copper cable communications between USA and UK...
Yes... There is a cable wire in the Atlantic ocean linking between UK and USA.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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