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rowan · 08-24-2010, 09:13 PM

I have a multicurrency account with HSBC in Australia. Up until today rates usually changed a maximum of a few times per day - now you can pick the exact point and rate at which you want to convert

https://www.hsbc.com.au/1/2/misc/get-rate-pib

I don't know if this is a worldwide thing, or just HSBC AU.

I converted some USD to AUD a few moments ago. After letting the first quote lapse and refreshing it I noticed it was going downwards (which for USD-AUD is good), so I did a couple more refreshes until it went back up again, then accepted. Made about $5 extra from that small wait.

One gotcha: the amount you specify to transfer is now in the DESTINATION currency, not the SOURCE currency. I wanted to convert $USD1250 to $AUD<whatever> but ended up getting my AUD account credited with $AUD1250. I didn't realise this had changed until after the transfer was completed.

08-24-2010, 09:13 PM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Foreign/Aussie webmasters: HSBC now does real time currency quotes and transfers I have a multicurrency account with HSBC in Australia. Up until today rates usually changed a maximum of a few times per day - now you can pick the exact point and rate at which you want to convert https://www.hsbc.com.au/1/2/misc/get-rate-pib I don't know if this is a worldwide thing, or just HSBC AU. I converted some USD to AUD a few moments ago. After letting the first quote lapse and refreshing it I noticed it was going downwards (which for USD-AUD is good), so I did a couple more refreshes until it went back up again, then accepted. Made about $5 extra from that small wait. One gotcha: the amount you specify to transfer is now in the DESTINATION currency, not the SOURCE currency. I wanted to convert $USD1250 to $AUD<whatever> but ended up getting my AUD account credited with $AUD1250. I didn't realise this had changed until after the transfer was completed.