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How pricing usually looks
Bank buy rate
Mid-market rate
Bank sell rate
Rates shown to customers are often moved away from the centre.The midpoint is the reference rate between the two sides of the market.

What it means

The mid-market rate is the live midpoint between the buy rate and sell rate quoted in the wholesale FX market. It is widely used as the cleanest benchmark for comparing foreign exchange pricing.

For institutional users, the important point is not whether a provider uses the midpoint internally, but whether pricing is clearly disclosed against that reference so counterparties can understand the effective spread applied to a transaction.

Why it matters

Opaque pricing

Blended or hidden markup

A quoted rate may already include an undisclosed spread, making it difficult to compare providers or isolate true FX cost from other service fees.

Transparent pricing

Reference rate plus disclosed spread

The client can see the benchmark basis and understand what commercial spread has been applied on top of that rate for the service being delivered.

How to evaluate an FX quote

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Speak to Curfex about FX transparency, execution structure, and settlement design for your payment flows.

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