Everything you need to trade with confidence.
8 short courses. 32 lessons. A glossary that de-jargons the whole desk. Clear, jargon-free, from first exchange to pro.
Getting started with Transforex Currency Exchange
From sign-up to first exchange in one afternoon.
FX basics
Spreads, mid-market, timing — the vocabulary of currency exchange.
Sending money abroad
Corridors, rails, tuition, receipts.
Crypto 101
Wallets, stablecoins, safe on/off-ramping.
Staying safe
Six red flags, playbook for when something goes wrong.
Advanced trading
Rate alerts, watchlists, split-purchase strategies.
Business & treasury
Batch payouts, forward booking, API automation.
Tax refund workflow
Recover VAT on overseas shopping.
The difference between the desk's buy and sell price. Our margin lives here — everything else is transparent.
The midpoint between global buy and sell prices, before any spread. Financial news quotes this "true" rate.
A crypto asset (USDT, USDC) designed to track the value of a fiat currency, usually the US dollar.
Converting fiat currency (RMB, USD) into crypto (BTC, USDT). Requires KYC.
Converting crypto back into fiat. The reverse of on-ramp.
Know Your Customer — the identity check that keeps the platform safe and compliant. One-time.
Know Your Business — the corporate equivalent of KYC, adds director search and beneficial-owner mapping.
Anti-Money-Laundering — the rules and monitoring designed to prevent illicit fund flow.
The moment funds actually arrive in your bank / wallet — as opposed to being "in progress".
A holding mechanism that locks assets until a trade is delivered and confirmed. Every exchange uses it.
A quoted price held for a stated window (60–300s) — confirm inside, that's your rate.
International wire network. Slow and expensive but universal for cross-border transfers.
Fast European interbank rail — same-day settlement across Eurozone.
A specific origin-to-destination pair, e.g. RMB → GBP. Different corridors have different rails, timings and fees.
As volume grows, spreads tighten — the mechanism behind our Trader & Business tier discounts.
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📝 Blog notes
Longer-form desk notes on rate outlook, security, product changes. Written by the people who run the desk.
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