Originally Posted by
jimmac
The rate you get at a cueva is 30 to 40 centavos less than the rate published in the BA Herald. The Herald was heralding an Ar$8 rate when I was getting Ar$7.65.
The difference is because of the existance of the buy/sell spread, something that exists in all markets, formal and informal. Because the Blue ForEx market is an informal market, this spread is much larger than it would be if this were a clear formal market where the financial institutions and normal money changers would also participate. Its not that the BA Herald is wrong... its just that the only rate that makes the news is the
SELL rate for the Dollar.