Reference and tools
Reference and tools
How to use a currency converter properly
A converter is a measuring tape, not a quote. Here is how to read it: mid-market versus what you get, pair direction, rounding, decimals and timestamps.
Reference and toolsHistorical exchange rates: where to find them and why they matter
How to look up what a currency was worth on a past date, which source to use for taxes, invoices or refunds, and why three 'official' numbers can all differ.
Reference and toolsSetting a rate alert that is actually useful
How to pick a rate-alert target that means something, why an alert at today's rate is noise, and how to think about timing without predicting.
Reference and toolsExchange-rate terms in plain English: a 40-word glossary
Forty exchange-rate and money-transfer terms, from ask and bid to value date, each explained in a few plain sentences, in alphabetical order.
