Foreign Exchange

Managing risk across global markets

• Providing certainty of cash flow
• Protecting profit margins
• Managing the value of overseas assets or liabilities
• Providing the convenience of dealing online or with dedicated dealers
• Offering the potential to outperform budget rates

Foreign exchange exposure can arise from many sources, including exporting and importing, sourcing raw materials or commodities denominated in a foreign currency and planning acquisitions or disposals outside of the UK.

At Bank of Scotland Treasury, we can help you develop a foreign exchange strategy to manage your currency exposure and international payables and receivables. We offer a full range of global foreign exchange services including spot, forward, swaps, options and more structured derivative solutions. We can offer specially designed packages creating a risk management programme that works for your business.

Online Banking

Corporate Online is our highly secure, integrated online FX dealing service for corporate clients. Our online offering enables you to monitor and deal in 'real time' spot and forward rates in more than 80 currency pairs, with the ability to trade in any period from one day to one year.

As a major player in the currency markets, we can also offer insightful economic analysis and research, including a daily FX commentary, monthly sterling outlook and an annual USD outlook.

NEW Online Foreign Exchange Options Demo*

Our NEW online FX demo provides you with a valuable insight into FX risk management. The demo takes you step-by-step through various factors that impact on FX risk management and explains in an easy-to-understand way how a range of our FX options products can help your business. Click here to access the demo.

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