www.oanda.com is a website devoted to foreign exchange service and trading.The website is really helpful for travlers.

Oanda is a branch of the Swiss Olsen Group.In 2000 OANDA cooperated with Thomas cook to privide travelers's cheques through www.oanda.com.

Oanda currency converter:with not only the currently currency trading rates but also historial ones.It is a great reference for you to travel abroad.See the historical rates,please just change the date on the url.Oanda currency converter could convert for 164 currencies and tell you the Median price,Minimum price,Maximum price.

Oanda Fxtrade trading platform:You can visit Fxtrade trading platform from the internet with the installation of Java.The trading platform is stable and with low spreads --- with a 1.2 pip typical spread on the EUR/USD, less than half what many others charge.

First I must appreciate the great customer service of OANDA.They will warn you before doing mantenance.The trading platform is fast and stable.The minimum forex trading account balance is as low as 1$.Through Google you may find some reviews about OANDA,trader complain OANDA for losing most of their funds, especiallly after the non-farm payrolls data is release.

I must say forex trading is a high risk market unlike stock market. You can double your funds one day or lost all of your funds.Some traders lost their funds due to they can't control their emotions in the trading.On the forex trading market,only five percent traders is successful.So your may see a lot of reviews rated the forex brokers as "SCAM".Don't listen to others,just have a try for you can open a acount as low as 1$ on www.oanda.com