The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) spot market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is the largest financial market in the world, and is made up of Central Banks, International and Commercial Banks, Corporate's, Hedge Funds and other currency speculators. The average daily turnover in the global forex markets is currently around US$ 3.2 trillion. Retail trade is now only a small fraction of this market and speculators have taken over.