QUOTE(jong52yuara @ Nov 12 2007, 12:59 PM)
actual value : $1 USD = RM3.32562
bank gives you the $1USD = RM3.30 (3.32562 - 0.02000 <--2k pips?)
in the case above, bank earns 2cents for every 1 dollar exchanged.
yea.. this seems to be very small value, but usually ppl just arent changing a few dollar. just imagine
10 dollar exchanged = 20 cent profit,
100 dollar = 2.00
1000 = 20.00
10,000 = 200.00
100,000 = 2000.00
dude, thats 200pips, 2K pips is 20 cents.
go bank exchange board and see, u normally see as much as 1K-2K points diff between buy and sell. For ex. current Euro 4.90xx Sell buy @ 4.75xx
Bank have large spread because it is use to protect themselves in this voletile market. Eur/MYR can move as much as 500-1K pips a day, so do USD/MYR. They always process their TT or transaction @ the end of the working day. Which at 4pm the exchange rate might be diff. If there is no diff, the extra diff is what they earn. It is the win win case for them.

Crap *&#$@, Bank is a Legal version ah long
This post has been edited by billytong: Nov 12 2007, 04:03 PM