Global OTC foreign exchange turnover for five forex instruments 2022, by country
In 2012, the United Kingdom had by far the largest OTC (over the counter) foreign exchange (forex) market, with an average daily turnover of around 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars. Of this, the vast majority was due to various kinds of forex derivatives, with swaps being the most common forex instrument traded. Standard spot transactions, where two currencies are exchanged at an agreed price within two days and without a contact, only accounted for roughly one trillion U.S. dollars of the total average daily turnover.