Alt21

FX shouldn’t mean choosing between doing it all yourself and waiting on a call back. With Alt21, your team can book trades when it suits you, and there’s a specialist available when a decision needs a second view.

Paying suppliers overseas or getting paid in another currency? A 5% move in GBP/EUR on a £1m contract is a £50,000 swing in your margin. Alt21 helps finance teams see that risk early and act on it.

Timing the FX market by gut feel rarely ends well. Set a target rate in your Alt21 account and take the emotion out of it. You decide the level in advance, and the trade can go through if the market gets there.

Juggling GBP, EUR and USD across different banks and spreadsheets? With Alt21 you see every currency balance in one place, so you know exactly where your exposure sits. From there, you can make payments and put hedging in place from the same account.

Month-end close, forecasts, board packs. It’s no surprise FX slips down the list. Alt21 puts your rates, your exposure and your trades in one place, so managing currency risk becomes part of the routine instead of another deadline that moves.

Spot, forward or option? Three instruments, three different jobs. Spot handles what you need today. Forwards make a future cost known. Options cover exposure where the outcome is still uncertain - a tender you might not win, a quote whose scope isn't fixed. A practical guide to when each one applies.