Posted by elizabeth on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 7:45pm.
By using the spot exchange rate the buyer knows almost exactly what rate s/he'll be getting. The forward exchange rate is riskier because we don't know what this rate will be in the future.
Check this site.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Economics-2301/spot-forward-exchange-rates.htm
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