<p>No by definition forex is not bartering. By definition (see <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/barter.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>) bartering is</p>
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<p>Barter is an act of trading goods or services between two or more parties without the use of money (or a monetary medium such as a credit card). In essence, bartering involves the provision of one good or service by one party in return for another good or service from another party.).</p>
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<p>In forex market you are exchanging money for money. Even if you would want to consider the foreign currency a good on an account that it is not legal tender in your country of residence (which would be debatable), you are still exchanging money for that good - not another good. So this cannot be barter exchange by definition.</p>

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2020-11-17T05:38:32.700Z
Instead of, but similar to, money for money, what is bartering called when the two parties trade the same (type of) good?
develarist
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2020-11-17T06:33:10.933Z
Suppose I have an ancient coin and you have an ancient coint. And we agree to swap our coins. Is it still not bartering?
KarmaPeasant
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@user161005 in that case it  would be barter because the coins are no longer recognized money. Money are by definition medium of exchange, unit of account and stored of value accepted economy-wide.
1muflon1
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@develarist I am not aware of any terminology for just trading two similar goods like food for food would be just barter trade. Being same category of good would not have special name
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1muflon1
<p>I had this showerthought that the forex market is pretty much currency bartering. The forex market seems to be different from commodity or stock markets in that you exchange one currency for another. How does the forex market resemble and differ from bartering?</p>

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Is the forex market a form of bartering?
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# Is the forex market a form of bartering?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-17)

I had this showerthought that the forex market is pretty much currency bartering. The forex market seems to be different from commodity or stock markets in that you exchange one currency for another. How does the forex market resemble and differ from bartering?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-11-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

No by definition forex is not bartering. By definition (see [here](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/barter.asp)) bartering is

> Barter is an act of trading goods or services between two or more parties without the use of money (or a monetary medium such as a credit card). In essence, bartering involves the provision of one good or service by one party in return for another good or service from another party.).

In forex market you are exchanging money for money. Even if you would want to consider the foreign currency a good on an account that it is not legal tender in your country of residence (which would be debatable), you are still exchanging money for that good - not another good. So this cannot be barter exchange by definition.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Instead of, but similar to, money for money, what is bartering called when the two parties trade the same (type of) good?  
> **username_3**: Suppose I have an ancient coin and you have an ancient coint. And we agree to swap our coins. Is it still not bartering?  
> **username_1**: @user161005 in that case it  would be barter because the coins are no longer recognized money. Money are by definition medium of exchange, unit of account and stored of value accepted economy-wide.  
> **username_1**: @develarist I am not aware of any terminology for just trading two similar goods like food for food would be just barter trade. Being same category of good would not have special name  

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