Foreign Exchange Spots and Forwards

Whether you need to change money to support payments or purchases in a foreign currency (e.g. a house overseas), want to reduce the risk of adverse price movements of non-sterling investments (e.g. rental income from a holiday home) or are looking to buy and sell currencies for profit, you may want to consider foreign exchange transactions.

• Spot – take an offered price for currency exchange
• Forward – agree to buy or sell at an agreed price on an agreed future date
• Exchange provided on most world currencies, including:
  • Sterling, US dollars and euros
  • Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Japanese yen, New Zealand dollars, Singapore dollars and Swiss francs
  • Other currencies on confirmed request

Please note that Forwards are only available on amounts of £25,000 (or currency equivalent) or more. Booking a spot price is generally only available on amounts of £25,000 (or currency equivalent) or more.

How to apply

For more information contact us on +44 (0)1624 684 316†, speak to your Relationship Manager or we can call you back.

† Lines are open 7am to 8pm weekdays and 8am to 5pm weekends and UK bank holidays local time. Call charges may vary. Please check with your local telecoms provider. Calls may be recorded for training and security purposes.

The products and services described on this page are provided by the following companies, which are part of Barclays Wealth: Barclays Bank PLC in London, Barclays Private Clients International (Gibraltar) Limited in Gibraltar and Barclays Private Clients International Limited in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. For further Information on these companies and Barclays Wealth please read the Important Information.

Products and services on this site may not be available in certain jurisdiction. In particular, these products and services are not being offered in Japan or the United States or to US residents. For full details of exclusions and disclaimers please see the Important Information before proceeding. Each Barclays Wealth company reserves the right to make a final determination on whether or not you are eligible for any particular product or service.