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English to French - Rates: 0.06 - 0.08 EUR per word / 25 - 30 EUR per hour / 10.00 - 20.00 EUR per audio/video minute
Company size
<3 employees
Year established
2007
Currencies accepted
Euro (eur), Pounds sterling (gbp), U. S. dollars (usd)
Portfolio
Sample translations submitted: 2
English to French: What is forex ? General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - English What is Forex?
The forex, or foreign exchange, market is a worldwide market for currency trading. It is decentralized and over-the-counter: when a tourist in Tokyo buys with yen U.S. dollars, he makes a transaction in the forex market – as does a multinational corporation when it converts millions of euros into sterling. As such, the market is the largest in the world, with a trading volume that results in great liquidity; it is also open 24 hours a day, except on weekends.
Many market participants only seek to exchange a foreign currency for their own, such as firms that need to pay salaries in different countries from those in which they sell products. But a large proportion of the market is made up of retail currency traders, who speculate on movements in exchange rates – in a similar manner to those who trade on movements of stock prices.
Fluctuations in exchange rates are triggered by global macroeconomic conditions and events, and traders' expectations ahead of them, as well as actual monetary flows. The market is appealing to private investors since its volatility offers opportunities for profits (as well as losses, of course), while standard instruments exist to manage risk exposure. Another attraction is that forex brokers allow investors to leverage their trades with low margin requirements.
In the forex market, currencies are traded against one another in "pairs," which are the quotations of the relative value of one unit of a currency, the "base," against another currency, the "counter." These are generally written by linking together the international 3-letter codes of the currencies, with the base at the beginning; for example, EUR/USD denotes the relation of the euro against the U.S. dollar.
As in any market, there is a difference between the buying and selling price in forex, known as the bid/offer spread. This is noted in terms of pips, the smallest price change that a given exchange rate can make – which is usually 1/100 of a percent. On major currency crosses, the difference between the price at which a market-maker will buy ("bid") from a customer and the price at which a market maker will sell ("offer" or "ask") is often between one and three pips.
The market is divided into levels of access: at the top is the inter-bank market, which is made up of the largest commercial banks and securities dealers; these groups often receive razor-sharp spreads. Smaller banks and large multinational corporations are next, followed by hedge funds and investment management firms. Retail traders, who are next, participate indirectly through brokers or banks, and constitute a growing segment of the market due to the relative ease with which the Internet enables them to trade.
Translation - French Qu'est-ce que le Forex ?
Le forex (contraction de l'anglais foreign exchange) ou marché des changes, est un marché des devises à l'échelle du monde. Il est décentralisé et accessible à tous: quand un touriste à Tokyo achète des dollars U.S. Avec des yens, il effectue une transaction sur le marché du forex – tout comme quand une multinationale convertit des millions d'euros en livres sterling. Cela en fait le plus grand marché du monde, rendu très volatile par le grand volume de ses transactions; il est également ouvert en permanence, sauf en fin de semaine.
Bien des clients du forex cherchent uniquement à échanger une devise étrangère contre la leur, comme les entreprises ayant besoin de payer des salaires ailleurs que là où elles vendent. Mais une grande partie est constituée de revendeurs de devises qui spéculent sur les mouvements des taux de change – à la manière de ceux qui le font sur l'évolution du cours des actions.
Les taux de change fluctuent à cause de faits et évènements macroéconomiques ainsi que des attentes qu'en ont les traders, en plus des flux monétaires réels. Ce marché attire les investisseurs privés parce que sa volatilité offre de nombreuses occasions de profits (ainsi que de pertes, bien sûr), tout en permettant d'utiliser des instruments de couverture bien connus. Un autre de ses avantages est que les courtiers du forex autorisent l'usage des effets de levier par leurs investisseurs en n'exigeant que de faibles marges.
Sur le marché du forex, les devises s'échangent les unes contre les autres par “paires”, qui représentent la valeur relative d'une unité d'une monnaie, la “base”, contre une autre monnaie, le “contre”. Elles sont généralement écrites en juxtaposant les codes internationaux à trois lettres des devises, commençant par la base; par exemple, EUR/USD désigne le rapport de l'euro contre le dollar américain.
Comme sur tous les marchés, il y a une différence entre les prix d'achat et de vente sur le forex, appelée écart entre demande et offre. Il est mesuré en “pips”, le plus petit écart de prix qu'un taux de change donné puisse offrir – et généralement égal à 1/100 de pourcent. Pour les devises importantes, la différence entre le prix auquel un acteur du marché va acheter (“demande”) à un client et celui auquel il va revendre (“offre”) est souvent entre un et trois pips.
Le marché est divisé en trois niveauxd'accès: au sommet se trouve le marché interbancaire, comprenant les plus grandes banques et revendeurs de titres; qui perçoivent généralement des écarts pointus. Les banques plus modestes et les grandes multinationales viennent après, suivies par les fonds de pension et les gestionnaires d'actifs. Les traders au détail, qui ferment la marche, participent indirectement par le truchement de courtiers ou de banques, et constituent une part de marché en forte progression grâce aux facilités offertes par Internet.
English to French: Expand the spa experience General field: Marketing Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - English Expand the Spa experience to your favorite spot anywhere on the island ! no matter whether in the privacy of your villa, 17 meters off the ground in our tree house, in the heart of the jungle, on blissful cliff tops with stunning views, on internationally awarded private beaches or in the shadow of the look out of Glacis Cerf, we will deliver an experience you will not forget…
Translation - French Profitez des bienfaits d'une cure de bien-être à l'endroit où vous voulez partout sur l'île ! Que ce soit dans l'intimité de votre villa, 17 mètres au-dessus du sol dans notre maison arboricole, au coeur de la jungle, au sommet de falaises majestueuses aux panoramas à couper le souffle, sur des plages privées internationalement reconnues ou à l'ombre du promontoire de Glacis Cerf, nous vous ferons profiter d'une expérience inoubliable…
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Experience
Years of experience: 24. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2005.
French native to English bilingual translator and proofreader specialized in video games, finance and software.
Good scientific, technical, legal (studied law for 3 years) and cultural knowledge, very fast worker yet perfectionist, is even better under pressure, always respects deadlines. Has self-taught English since age 7. Lived in English-speaking countries. Excellent writing skills.
I've Worked for www.cheatingdome.com , been published in magazines (PC Cheats) and various www.multimediapress.com titles, translated Psychostats software, www.psychostats.com as well as games for www.1001games.com and www.aeria.de not forgetting the immense Pillars Of Eternity 2 from Obsidian.
I've also translated daily Finance News for www.forexpros.com, www.investing.com as well as Project Presentations for Themis Advisory LLC.
Keywords: videogames, video, games, cheats, tips, tricks, scien, law
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