Cambist

Need to know the exchange rate of Mexican pesos to the South African rand? What is a good time of day to trade Chinese Yuan for U.S. dollars? How will a trade war affect foreign exchange markets?

A cambist can tell you. No, it's not a witch doctor focusing on financial voodoo. It's a professional currency trader. Cambists know everything there is to know about buying and selling on foreign exchange markets. (The term comes from the Latin word "cambierre" meaning...take a guess here..."to exchange.")

Cambists and others can trade 24 hours a day, five days a week in foreign exchange markets around the world. (Get ready for a lot of Red Bull.) Anyone from individual investors to large international banks and manufacturing companies can buy and sell in these markets, and most likely could use some advice from a cambist.