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09-24-2015, 05:58 PM
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#101
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XE.com with the free draft option. Debits out of my account, they cut a draft to ETI in CAD at the accepted contract rate and mail it to ETI. They seem to receive the drafts at ETI within a week after accepting the contract rate and starting the process.
The nice thing is once you accept the rate that's what you get. On this payment, I set a bid for a higher rate than was being offered and gave them until Tuesday to accept my offer. They accepted withing 8 hours and notified me.
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09-24-2015, 06:00 PM
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#102
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Just checked, it is 1.33 now....
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09-24-2015, 06:23 PM
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That is the current full rate. All banks etc. set their margin in the offer to you and it will usually run about 1.5+ or so under the full rate.
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09-24-2015, 09:23 PM
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These rates are pretty amazing for US buyers, but it has to have a negative effect on the Canadian side. Doing some quick math, you could get a 5.0TA (I know, it's currently sold out for 2016 and they haven't announced the 2017 dates yet), option it out a bit, and a CAD price of $37,500 would be about $28,000 US!
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09-24-2015, 10:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
These rates are pretty amazing for US buyers, but it has to have a negative effect on the Canadian side.
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For the individual consumer wanting to purchase goods it definitely does, but as a nation big on exports it mostly does us good, as companies from the US look to buy from our manufacturers, increasing our exports.
A Canadian dollar will always be worth a dollar to us.
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12-14-2015, 04:35 PM
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#106
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Location: Federal Way, Washington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Just checked, it is 1.33 now....
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...and now todays close of 1.37 ! Very interested to see the effect on the eventual 2017 pricing when made.
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12-14-2015, 05:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
A Canadian dollar will always be worth a dollar to us.
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Says he who isn't heading off after Xmas to the land where it's only worth 72 cents.
Oh well, at least it's not as bad as the UK where I sometimes look at price tags and think the price is quite reasonable and then remember that I have to double it.
But the bucks been down and it's been above par. Have to say if I was in the US and even thinking about ordering I'd do so when the opportunity arises.
Ron
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04-01-2016, 05:52 PM
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#108
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Seventy cents has been predicted recently.
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It seems, Sir, that your info has been good at least a couple of times in the past.
May I ask what the "predictions" are for end of this year?
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04-01-2016, 05:57 PM
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I've not been following. Last I heard predictions of 75 cents and holding and a while ago somebody predicting 59 cents.
No clue, and given my financial record, I can only suggest you do the opposite of whatever I do.
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04-01-2016, 06:30 PM
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#110
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Exchange Confusion
I read two articles today that predict the US / Canadian exchange rate would remain at 77 cents US to 1 CanadIan dollar through 2016 . I also read another article that predicted the exchange rate would be .89 cents US to 1 Canadian Dollar later this year.
One of them is wrong but which one.?
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04-01-2016, 07:19 PM
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#111
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steve dunham
I read two articles today that predict the US / Canadian exchange rate would remain at 77 cents US to 1 CanadIan dollar through 2016 . I also read another article that predicted the exchange rate would be .89 cents US to 1 Canadian Dollar later this year.
One of them is wrong but which one.?
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the one you do not pick.....
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04-01-2016, 07:54 PM
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#112
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Unless oil rebounds more than expected, along with a couple other factors, the 77 cents seems more likely. Having said that, I've been trading currency for years on Forex, and I have yet to figure out what the heck it's doing.
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04-28-2016, 09:37 AM
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Canadian dollar just hit 80 cents to USD. Highest it's been in quite a while...
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04-28-2016, 09:41 AM
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Site Team
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Going up!
We're of the opinion that you pay when it makes sense for your finances, rather than watching the rate like a hawk. Not even the best traders can predict exactly where it's going, and we are certainly not professionals.
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04-28-2016, 09:46 AM
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#115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Canadian dollar just hit 80 cents to USD. Highest it's been in quite a while...
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Once again, the "expert" financial prognosticators are incorrect. Wish I had sent in a bigger amount immediately when we got our date.
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04-28-2016, 10:44 AM
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Was a fun interview on the radio with the expert from one large bank trying to explain what happened to his prediction of a 58 cent Canadian dollar.
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04-28-2016, 11:38 AM
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#117
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One just never knows. The top 6 Canadian banks forecast the rate for Q1 of 2017 from 1.30-1.37, or 0.73-0.77 reversed. They could all be way off.
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04-28-2016, 01:02 PM
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#118
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
One just never knows. The top 6 Canadian banks forecast the rate for Q1 of 2017 from 1.30-1.37, or 0.73-0.77 reversed. They could all be way off.
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Yep, those are some of the "experts" I read.....
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07-11-2016, 10:38 AM
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#119
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Canada dollar is back down to 76 cents to US dollar
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07-11-2016, 10:58 AM
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#120
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Canada dollar is back down to 76 cents to US dollar
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Yeah, and it is raining here. Got any good news?
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