Online Foreign Exchange (eFX)

Online Foreign Exchange (eFX)

Tap into FX market opportunities with Citi eFX. Conveniently buy and exchange foreign currencies at your preferred rates wherever you are, or use Order Watch to automatically convert currencies at your desired rates.

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Everything you need to know

What is Citibank eFX?

Our FX solutions are designed to help whether you're interested in exchanging travel money, investing in foreign currencies, or need to send money abroad. Instantly access foreign exchange rates with spot trades. Place limit orders to execute your trade when the exchange rate matches your desired rate with Order Watch. Access FX charts, polls, and receive rate alerts on-the-go.

 

Our platform lets you trade in Gold*, as well as across the following currencies:

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  • Get live-streaming FX rates and stay up to date with real-time alerts.
  • Instant execution through Market Orders or let our system monitor and execute for you by placing Order Watch (Limit Order and Stop-Limit Orders) for up to 30 days.
  • Get notified immediately through email alerts when your preferred currency reaches the desired rate, and start trading.
  • Tap into analytical and rate alert tools to help you make informed decisions in managing your foreign currency accounts.
  • Remit overseas to family members, friends, business partners or other Citi accounts globally without any hassle and worry about fluctuating exchange rates.
  • Set your desired foreign exchange rate with Order Watch and let eFX auto execute the order when the market rate matches your desired rate.

Why Do You Need eFX

Benefits Services

With Citi’s eFX,
you get to shop and pay in local currency at your desired locked-in rates.

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Make transactions with certainty

Want to pay in foreign currency but afraid of steep exchange rates?

Exchange foreign currencies at attractive rates with Citi eFX, and settle point-of-sale or online payments with your Citibank Debit Card.

Benefits Services

Prevent currency exchange losses on your international investment portfolios by having your funds deposited into a foreign currency account. With Citi eFX, tap into analytical and rate alert tools to help you make informed decisions.

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Order Watch

Never miss out on trade opportunities as we watch the markets for you.

 

With Citi eFX’s Order Watch, have your desired foreign currency purchased and executed automatically once your target rate is reached.

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Charts & Technical Analysis

Be equipped with tools to help you make informed trading decisions.

 

FX charts and technical indicators provide you with insights to past historical FX levels and help you determine your take profit or stop-loss levels.

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FX Polls

Interested to find out market expert commentaries on future FX movements?

 

With FX Polls, you can gain insights by viewing the market consensus of your preferred currencies.

Benefits Services

Witi Citi eFX, set your desired foreign exchange rate with Order Watch and let eFX auto execute the order when the market rate matches your desired rate. With the exchanged amount, remit overseas to family members, friends, business partners or other Citi accounts globally without any hassle and worry about fluctuating exchange rates.

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Order Watch

Get more value for your remittances by avoiding fluctuating exchange rates.

 

With Citi eFX’s Order Watch, we will help you convert foreign currencies automatically when markets reach your desired rates.

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Wire Transfers

Transfer funds around the world from Citi Mobile® App or via Citibank Online. Transfer fees apply.

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Citi Global Transfer

Transfer funds instantly from your Citibank checking, savings or money market accounts to your Citibank accounts anywhere in the world.

Getting Started with Forex Services

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Citibank Singapore Limited Foreign Exchange Rate

1. Select your Sell Currency and Enter Sell Amount

SGD

USD

AUD

JPY

GBP

EUR

HKD

CAD

NZD

CHF

AED

DKK

NOK

SEK

ZARZAR

Exchange

2. Select your Buy Currency

SGD

USD

AUD

JPY

GBP

EUR

HKD

CAD

NZD

CHF

AED

DKK

NOK

SEK

ZARZAR

Your Buy Currency Amount

USD

734.50
USD/
SGD=
1.3610
1
SGD=
0.7347
USD

Citibank Singapore Limited Foreign Exchange Currencies

Client Sells:

UAE Dirham
Australian Dollar
Canadian Dollar
Swiss Franc
Danish Krone
Euro
Pound Sterling
Hong Kong Dollar
Japanese Yen
Norwegian Krone
New Zealand Dollar
Swedish Krona
Singapore Dollar
US Dollar
Rand
Rates as of:

Currency

Client Buys

USD

0.7366

AUD

1.1314

JPY

11,143.3029

GBP

0.5855

EUR

0.6842

HKD

5.7492

CAD

0.9973

NZD

1.2347

CHF

0.6651

AED

2.6980

DKK

5.1023

NOK

8.0475

SEK

7.9236

ZAR

13.8922

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All rates displayed above are inclusive of bank spread and are indicative and subject to change. Login to Citibank Online or the Citi Mobile® App to trade foreign exchange anytime. T&Cs apply. The foreign exchange market is volatile, and investing in foreign currencies can be risky. Commensurate with these risks is the potential for higher returns but also higher losses. Foreign currency investments are subject to rate fluctuations, which may provide both opportunities and risks. You may incur a loss when you convert foreign currency back to your home currency. Exchange controls may be applicable from time to time to certain foreign currencies. You should therefore determine whether any foreign currency investment is suitable for you in the light of your financial circumstances, needs and objectives.

  • The Overnight Deposit is a deposit facility to store multiple currencies. This facility offers convenience to customers without a Global Foreign Currency Account by providing a debiting/crediting option for foreign currency transactions.
  • While the Overnight Deposit can be used for debiting or crediting purposes during an investment transaction or via Citi Online Foreign Exchange (eFX), it is not a transactional account and cannot be used for cash withdrawals, debit card payments or remittances. Balances in the Overnight Deposit may be non-interest bearing and can only be withdrawn by transferring to a Global Foreign Currency Account or Checking/Saving Account via Citibank Online.
  • Overnight Deposits are opened upon request when customers transact in Investment Products such as Time Deposit, Premium Account, Unit Trust, Portfolio Finance, etc.

Yes. You can select the Overnight Deposits account as the source of funds/debit account.

1. If you have an existing Global Foreign Currency Account that is in the same currency as your Overnight Deposit, you can transfer the balance in your Overnight Deposit account via "Payments and Transfers" in Citibank Online. Such transfer does not involve currency conversion.

2. If you do not have an existing Global Foreign Currency Account in a currency that is the same as your Overnight Deposit, you may choose to transfer the balance in your Overnight Deposit account by either using "Payments and Transfers" in Citibank Online or using eFX on the Citibank Mobile® App or Citibank Online. Please take note that such transfer involves currency conversion.

No, there is no administrative fee to open or maintain the Overnight Deposits account.

For Singapore customers:

1. For Singapore Clients, click here to apply for a Citibank Global Foreign Currency Account.
For International Personal Bank Clients, click here to apply for a Citibank Global Foreign Currency Account.

2. Register for Internet Banking on Citibank Online or on the Citi Mobile® App.

The FX market is not traded on a regulated exchange like stocks and commodities, but rather a network of financial institutions and retail brokers. The FX market is available for trading 24 hours a day, five days per week.

Limit Orders: Order Watch service is not available at the following timings:

  • i. On weekdays (Mon to Fri), during system downtimes
    • 11:00PM - 11:20PM
    • 03:00AM - 07:00AM
  • ii. On gazetted public holidays in Singapore or United Statesc
  • iii. On days when commercial banks and FX markets are not open for business in the country of your selected trading currency

Spot Orders: Available 24 hours a day, including Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturdays and Sundays, no live rates are available.

Citibank eFX allows you to trade up to 15 different currencies:

  • 1. USD United States Dollar
  • 2. EUR Euro
  • 3. JPY Japanese Dollar
  • 4. GBP British Pound
  • 5. SGD Singapore Dollar
  • 6. HKD Hong Kong Dollar
  • 7. AUD Australian Dollar
  • 8. NZD New Zealand Dollar
  • 9. CAD Canadian Dollar
  • 10. CHF Swiss Franc Dollar
  • 11. AED United Arab Emirates Dirham
  • 12. DKK Danish Krone
  • 13. NOK Norwegian Krone
  • 14. SEK Swedish Krona
  • 15. ZAR South African Rand

You can place a Market Order, Limit Order or Stop-Limit Order.

  • A Market Order or commonly known as a spot transaction, allows you to place a buy or sell order at the current market price. Settlement is immediate and the currency purchased will be credited into your account immediately.
  • A Limit Order is an instruction to buy or sell a currency at a price you specify. The order will only be executed when the prevailing market price reaches your specified price. It allows you to monitor the market and wait for your preferred pricing in a volatile market.
  • A Stop-Limit Order is executed when a specified target rate is achieved for the purpose of cutting loss or entry upon conditions being met. A Stop-Limit Order is only executed at the next traded price from the specified target rate.
  • For FX OrderWatch (Limit and Stop-Limit Orders), instructions placed will expire if the orders are not filled before the expiry date.

  • For a Limit Order placed in Citibank eFX - OrderWatch, funds corresponding to the value of your Limit Order will be set aside and held in your debit account (“Hold Balance”). The Hold Balance will be maintained for the duration of the Limit Order and will be released after the order is executed, expired or deleted.
  • During this time, you will continue to earn interest on the Hold Balance if your debit account is an interest-bearing account. However, you will not be able to access or withdraw your Hold Balance until the hold is released.

  • Buy Limit Order is placed at or below the current market price.
  • Sell Limit Order is placed at or above the current market price.
  • Buy Stop-Limit Order is placed at or above the current market price.
  • Sell Stop-Limit Order is placed at or below the current market price.
  • Sell Stop-Limit Order allows you to create a “floor” for your position to limit losses. For example, the current market rate for USD/SGD is 1.42 and a stop-limit order is placed at 1.40. The order is triggered when USD/SGD falls to 1.40 and becomes a market order that is executed.

In comparison, if a Sell Limit Order is used instead for the same purpose (Order placed at 1.40 when prevailing USD/SGD is 1.42), the Sell Limit Order will be executed instantly at 1.42 since the current market price is above the target price.

You have the option of setting the expiry period for 24 hours, a week or a month (calendar days). All orders will expire at 9.00am (Singapore Time) on the expiry date.

If you would like to continue with a lapsed order, you will need to submit a new order.

eFX Market Order (Spot):

Weekday (Mon - Fri)

Minimum trade amount is US$1.00 and maximum trade amount is S$500,000.00 (per day limit)

Weekend (Sat – Sun)

Minimum trade amount is US$1.00 and maximum trade amount is US$25,000.00. Counter rates only.

eFX Order Watch (Limit):

Weekday (Mon – Fri)

Minimum trade amount is US$1.00 and maximum trade amount is S$500,000.00 (per day limit)

Weekend (Sat – Sun)

Minimum trade amount is US$10.00 and maximum trade amount is US$25,000.00. Counter rates only.

  • For Market Orders, upon your trade confirmation, the currency sold will be debited from your account and the new currency purchased will be credited into your Global Foreign Currency account or a new Overnight Deposits account. Limit and Stop-Limit orders are only triggered and fulfilled when the target price has been met.
  • Please note that orders which are executed during Night Mode (after 11pm) may only be valued in the morning after 9am. Accordingly, your funds may be unavailable until the corresponding holds are released after the limit orders are valued.

Not directly. To make a withdrawal of your balance in the Overnight Deposits account, you will first need to transfer the balance to a Global Foreign Currency Account or Checking/Saving Account via Citibank Online. You will need to open a Global Foreign Currency Account or Checking/Saving Account if you do not have an existing account. Please note that withdrawal of SGD from Global Foreign Currency Account or Checking/Saving Account using local Citi ATMs will be subject to prevailing exchange rate. Foreign currency withdrawal is not available from local Citi ATMs.

There are no transaction fees charged but the executed FX rate will be the customer "All in Rate", which is different from the prevailing interbank market rate at the time of the execution as it includes a Bank spread ranging from 0.10% – 1.5% determined by the Bank in its discretion according to the amount placed. For amounts above US$3,000,000, please contact your Relationship Manager directly or call the Treasury Hotline +65 6334 2688.

Yes. eFX transactions will appear in the respective debit and credit account in your monthly statement.

Yes. The Overnight Deposits account will appear in your monthly statement. It is segmented into the different currencies which you hold.

For Market Orders and Order Watch (Limit and Stop-Limit Orders), these accounts can be used:

  • Debit Checking/Saving to Credit Checking/Saving
  • Debit Checking/Saving to Credit Overnight Deposits and vice versa
  • Debit Overnight Deposits to Credit Overnight Deposits

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The above examples and screenshots are hypothetical and provided for illustrative purpose only. The scenarios are not based on the past performances of foreign currencies. Citibank is not making any prediction of future movements in foreign currencies by virtue of providing the illustrative examples. It does not represent all possible outcomes or describe all possible factors that may affect the payout of a transaction in Citibank eFX.

Any customers using Citibank eFX acknowledge and accept that all transactions they make are made solely upon their judgment and at their discretion and own risk. Nothing in Citibank’s brochures, investment reports and/or any of Citibank’s material supplied to the customer, nor any customer investment profiling conducted for the customer, shall be construed as Citibank’s investment advice as regards the relative attractiveness of one investment option over another. Investors investing in investment and/or treasury products denominated in non-local currency should be aware of the risks of exchange rate fluctuations that may cause a loss of principal when foreign currency is converted back to the investors' home currency. Foreign currency trading is subject to rate fluctuations, which may provide both opportunities and risks. Customers who have any questions about their legal or tax positions as a result of opening an account with Citibank or effecting any transaction on an account with Citibank should engage an independent legal or tax adviser as they consider appropriate.

Exchange controls may apply from time to time to certain foreign currencies. Our Treasury Services Managers and Relationship Managers may assist customers with information on any exchange controls that are relevant to the currencies in which they invest. Placing contingent orders, such as “stop loss” or “stop limit” orders, will not necessarily limit losses to the intended amounts. Market conditions may make it impossible to execute such orders.

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