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Retail investors push forex to US$4 trillion

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By Reporter
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Retail investors have pushed the foreign currency exchange market to US$4 trillion worth of transactions a day, according to a survey of the Bank of International Settlements.

Although swaps became more popular to trade, all other related foreign exchange instruments experienced only a 7 per cent increase in volume. The foreign exchange market also became more global with cross-border transactions representing 65 per cent of trading activity in April 2010.