Abahlanganyeli bemakethe basebenzisa i-forex ukuze bagweme imali yamazwe ngamazwe kanye nengozi yezinga lenzalo, ukuqagela ngezenzakalo zezwe, kanye nokwehlukanisa amaphothifoliyo, phakathi kwezinye izizathu ezimbalwa.
Abadlali abakhulu kule makethe bavame ukuba izikhungo zezezimali njengamabhange okuhweba, amabhange amakhulu, abaphathi bemali kanye ne-hedge funds.
Izinkampani zomhlaba zisebenzisa izimakethe ze-forex ukuvikela ubungozi bemali ekuhwebeni kwamanye amazwe.
Abantu ngabanye (abadayisi bezitolo) bayingxenye encane kakhulu ehlobene nayo yonke ivolumu ye-forex, futhi ikakhulukazi basebenzisa imakethe ukuqagela kanye nokuhweba kwansuku zonke.
Imakethe yokushintshiselana kwamanye amazwe (eyaziwa nangokuthi i-FX noma i-forex) imakethe yomhlaba wonke yokushintshisana ngezinhlobo zemali zikazwelonke.