get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)$ [0 v# F1 I2 q# ^9 E1 [0 R
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deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account* s+ V# C! Y6 H. @% F1 Q# i
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course) 6 H1 D) C" ]( j. P. _" Q8 vpay your money when you get home5 ~' c. Y6 A2 O c
% N8 u! L# {6 j5 B& rthe rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay" E( o$ L. u: a" L; _$ o |# T; f' y
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If 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* W# ]' l& \! Q7 J
get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)9 |$ \$ m5 G1 D/ p; O- R. s q
find someone who are willing to exchange with ...