Definition
Short for foreign exchange; the global market where people and companies buy and sell different countries' currencies.
Etymology
Abbreviation formed from 'foreign exchange' that became standardized in financial terminology during the late 20th century. The term itself evolved as international trade expanded and currency trading became a specialized, high-volume market.
Kelly Says
Forex is the world's largest financial market—trading over $6 trillion per day—yet most people have never heard of it. When you travel abroad and exchange money, you're participating in the same market that billion-dollar hedge funds use, just at a tiny scale.
Translations
ARالعربية
تداول العملات
ta-da-wal al-‘amal-at
BNবাংলা
বিদেশি মুद्रা
bi-desh-i mu-dra
DADansk
valutahandel
va-lu-ta-han-del
DEDeutsch
Devisenhandel
deh-vee-sen-han-del
ESEspañol
divisas
dee-vee-sas
FISuomi
valuuttamarkkinat
va-luu-tta-mark-ki-nat
HIहिन्दी
विदेशी मुद्रा
videshi mu-dra
HUMagyar
devizapiac
deh-viz-pia-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
forex
for-ex
ITItaliano
valute
va-loo-te
MSBahasa Melayu
forex
for-ex
NLNederlands
forex
for-ex
NONorsk
valutahandel
va-lu-ta-han-del
RUРусский
валютный рынок
valyutnyy rynok
SVSvenska
valutahandel
va-lu-ta-han-del
TAதமிழ்
வெளிநாட்டு நாணயம்
ve-li-na-tu na-a-na-yam
TEతెలుగు
విదేశీ మారక
vi-de-shee ma-ra-ka
THไทย
ตลาดเงิน
ta-lat-ngern
UKУкраїнська
форекс
foreks
VITiếng Việt
forex
for-ex