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Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange (forex or FX) is the global decentralized market for trading currencies. It is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world, with daily trading volume exceeding $7 trillion, operating 24 hours a day, five days a week.
Example
“When an American company imports goods from Japan, it participates in the foreign exchange market by converting USD to JPY to pay its supplier.”