get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)) ?, y1 J u; H
find someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate! u' b( G7 e9 {$ T! t
deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account : \% i( C( b8 h3 [7 ?* n. ^go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course)* E6 @8 w0 u& |4 F
pay your money when you get home - }5 I! m O2 c- o5 s* h( L; P$ G! L* g, W2 B; z* @
the rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay & @0 j1 f- M* }- }+ G' r1 H+ b' W " ?2 {* ]% J! [6 | [6 y- Z2 DIf you can't find someone who's willing to trade with you - you can trade with your bank with some costs depending on how much you trade. The worst is to swipe your CAD credit card in the US. Both VISA/Mastercard and your bank will skim profits every time you swipe your card.
watercress 发表于 2014-9-5 08:40* Z; Q9 S2 f- H8 M/ E, h
get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) 3 X+ Q8 @: V: |( T0 B. ~) }# q/ ]find someone who are willing to exchange with ...