the players in the forex market

The largest players in the forex markets are the largest investment banks

such as Deutsche Bank, UBS, CThe large investment banks account for over 50% of all the forex related

transactions.

The next large user of the forex markets are large multinational

companies such as Nike, Walmart and General Electric. These companies may

use the forex markets to hedge their currency risks with other countries.

Another large user of the forex markets are national central banks. They

often use the forex markets to try and control inflation, money supply and

interest rates.

Investment management firms and hedge funds also use the forex

markets. They may be buying or selling for a pension fund or a mutual fund to

help facilitate a foreign bond or stock trade. They may even be speculating for

profit for or against a certain currency.

Lastly, retail forex brokers and individual speculators use the forex

markets for profit and hedging currency risks. This is the smallest group of forex

investors making up only 1-3% of the total forex transactions globally.itigroup, Barclays Capital and Goldman Sachs.