Forex glossary / Nostro Account

Nostro Account: Needless to say, the forex requires many current accounts overseas because the banks need to deliver or settle the foreign currencies every day. They call all overseas account in which a bank would receive the relevant currencies he/she has bought as eNostro Account'. According to the forex market practice, a bank who has bought the currency has to tell the Nostro Account to the counterparty.

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