How does one buy foreign currency?

[underpants]

Yes I should Google it.
My wife didn’t have any luck yesterday trying to buy rubles.

[HUAJIAO]

1. One way is at a bank.. international airports, etc

[underpants]

10. We have one of those here

Richmond International Airport. Why is it international? There’s a flight to Canada. No seriously. One flight.

[HUAJIAO]

17. Same in Rochester, NY.. To Toronto..

[WhiteTara]

2. rubles have been sanctioned (so to speak)

so I don't believe you can buy them.

[underpants]

4. Oh

That could explain it.

[unitedwethrive]

3. When I travel, I buy it straight from my bank...

I can order online, and they will mail it, or pick it up at the bank. You usually have to order in advance, because most bank branches don't stock much foreign currency.

[underpants]

7. I used to when I was stationed in Germany

Posted above - they are sanctioned so I might not have any luck but thanks.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Why was your wife trying to buy rubles? n/t

[underpants]

8. They have to go up in value

I would think.

[NCjack]

16. I like your thinking! Why not roll big time and

buy some Yugoslavia 500 Billion Dinara Banknotes? Available on eBay for $6.99 each. Claim to be authentic but circulated.

Today, I'm buying one for my granddaughter's Xmas gift! Who knows what the future holds? (No one.)

UPDATE: The item is out of stock. Sorry. Watch for it to return.

[Polybius]

6. I got North Korean currency on eBay

Good conversation piece.

[COL Mustard]

14. You can buy a Zimbabwean $100 Trillion bill on EBay

I think it's about $2 and change. I'd hate to see that exchange rate against the ruble!

[JustAnotherGen]

9. We just exchange it

At Chase. When we see drops in the Euro we go change it.

[Hekate]

11. Ask your bank. Took me only two tries to get the currency I needed for my trip to Ireland.

Rubles I can’t say. With any luck, they’ll end up with the same value as Confederate dollars.

[Demovictory9]

12. Airport

[MineralMan]

13. You can do a foreign currency exchange at most banks.

It's faster at a major bank, but any bank can do it. You'll generally need 24-72 hours to get the foreign currency. Again, it depends on the bank.

However, not all foreign currencies may be available.

[mobeau69]

15. Why would you need them? If you just want to speculate you

you can do that on the FX exchange on your computer 24/7/365.

Currency markets are highly volatile so you would have a good opportunity to lose a lot of money quicker than you can imagine.

[underpants]

21. That's what we are looking for

[mobeau69]

24. I played in currencies quite awhile ago.

You’ll have to set up a trading account.

You buy them on margin it blocks. I don’t remember much more.

I don’t even know if you can trade rubles right now. I kind of doubt it.

I always get a kick out of people that invest in gold scams that advertise on tv. They buy those stupid coins and think they “bought gold”.

You buy gold on the market. It’s all on paper. You don’t buy actual pieces of gold.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. You normally order, in advance, from a large bank.

[Chainfire]

19. I have some USSR currency, I am holding out that it will come back, like Confederate money did.

Confederate money did come back when the South Rose again, didn't it?

[underpants]

20. Only at gun shows

[drray23]

22. You ask your broker to do so for you.

Trading in currencies is usually risky business.

[roamer65]

23. eBay.

I buy old German DM off from there real close to the exchange rate.

Old German Deutsche Marks are still accepted at many businesses in Germany.

I am saving them up to spend on a trip to Germany.

[sarcasmo]

25. The Trumps have Rubles they wish to sell.

[WHITT]

26. If You Don't Need A Lot

you can buy travelers checks in other currencies from AAA or AMEX or certain banks, with the added advantage that if the currency declines, you can cash them in for the original U.S. dollar amounts.

[fescuerescue]

27. If you want speculate on the currency, open a forex account

But generally speaking....

When currencies crash like this. They don't recover.

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