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Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 11:31 pm

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XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

Re: XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

1.58. Luxury :) A month later it looks like 1.48 might be a decent rate.

Thanks for the tips on World First. Good to know.

Thanks.

Mark

Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 9:22 pm

Replies: 21

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

Re: XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

Yes, of course :) It doesn't seem relevant to this topic, which is more about the transfer process, getting a good exchange rate, etc rather than the source of the funds, which is what would decide...

Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 9:18 pm

Replies: 21

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

Re: XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

World First. By the way, as a rough guideline, the difference between Nat West's rate and the World First rate would equate to almost $2,000 difference by the time I receive the money in the US,...

Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 6:34 pm

Replies: 21

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

Re: XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

As I read it, the suggestion isn't that one CAN'T move more than 10,000 (pounds, I believe) - it's merely that Nat West happens to charge if the figure is over 10,000. That said, doing this over four...

Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 5:42 pm

Replies: 21

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

Re: XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

Interesting about World First. I was not aware of them but a quick quote on their web page suggests that they offer a better rate than XE Trade (roughly $1.49 vs. $1.47 - Nat West was $1.44 by the...

Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 5:01 pm

Replies: 21

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

Re: XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

Thank you for the quick response. Good to know about the £10,000 limit. So, I would assume I need to somehow inform XE Trade that it's coming into their account in "chunks" and that they should wait...

Forum: USA

Jul 5th 2013, 4:46 pm

Replies: 21

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

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Posted By markwill890

XETrade - UK -> US process and rate negotiation

I have a smallish (40,000 STG) endowment maturing soon and plan to transfer funds from the UK to the US via XE Trade. I have used them for a number of years but always in the other direction (US ->...

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