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Hi Apex. I must admit I haven't studied it but I was referring to if you had to pay twice the spread on GBP/CHF which was 8 on the platform I was using. ( I say you have to pay it twice if you are hedging with an interest free account) It may be different with other currencies with...

Thanks Apex. The opening and closing idea definitely wouldn't work as there is no way you can overcome the spread, on the interest payment alone it takes about a week of holding the position to move into profit. Samson are you talking from experience if so can you pm me the name of the Broker...

Many thanks again for the comprehensive reply! I was going to trade GBP/CHF and am not surprised it is not as easy as I thought it was going to me to collect the interest no such thing as a free lunch in trading it would seem. I have thought about trying to open an interest free account...

Thanks for the reply Apex. I would hold the trades indefinitely for weeks at a time otherwise it is not worth doing due to the spread on the spot side of the trade. I do not understand how the interest is already built into the futures price and how this affects the hedge, can you...

If I want to hedge an fx spot position with a futures product on globex to collect the swap fee on the spot is the futures a perfect hedge if I have the same amount of exposure in each position? Thanks in advance.