Dual Currency Investments

Turn your foreign currency needs into potential for better returns

Why you will love this

Wide range of currency pairs to choose from

Tailored to your preferred strike rate, tenor, currency and yield

Potential to earn enhanced yields on your investment

Manage your investment risks by aligning your income streams with your foreign currency obligations

Who can apply

Individuals

Pricing varies depending on tenure, investment amount and market conditions. T&Cs apply. Being one of the leading banks in Asia, OCBC is poised to help deliver the best possible pricing available to you.

Features and benefits
Maximise your investment returns

Maximise your investment returns

Strategically manage your excess cash with potentially higher returns compared to traditional deposits, making your capital work harder for you.

Strategically manage your excess cash with potentially higher returns compared to traditional deposits, making your capital work harder for you.

Great for alternate currency needs

Great for currency conversion needs

If you need to convert currencies to fund overseas suppliers, investments, or education, Dual Currency Investments give you the flexibility to hold and manage the alternate currency for conversions.

If you need to convert currencies to fund overseas suppliers, investments, or education, Dual Currency Investments give you the flexibility to hold and manage the alternate currency for conversions.

Personalised investment strategies

Personalised investment strategies

Tailored to your risk profile and cash flow needs, ensuring that your investment strategies align with your financial requirements.

Tailored to your risk profile and cash flow needs, ensuring that your investment strategies align with your financial requirements.

Expert insights backed by a top-tier research team

Expert insights backed by a top-tier research team

Get in-depth market and currency trend analyses from our best-in-class research team, to make informed trading decisions.

Get in-depth market and currency trend analyses from our best-in-class research team, to make informed trading decisions.

How it works

Suppose an investor wants to invest USD 500,000 into a dual currency investment with a 3-month tenor, using SGD as the alternate currency.

Indicative pricing parameters

Base currency: USD 500,000 
Alternate currency: SGD
Tenor: 3 months
Spot rate: 1.2800
Strike: 1.2850
Fixing date/time: 2 business days before maturity, at 2pm Singapore time
DCI Yield: 6.50% p.a.
USDSGD exchange rate: Exchange rate on fixing date/time

Payoff at maturity

our awards and accolades
Alpha Southeast Asia 18th Annual Treasury & FX Awards 2025

Alpha Southeast Asia 18th Annual Treasury & FX Awards 2025

Best FX Bank for Corporates & Fls
(2014 - 2025: 12th consecutive win)

Best FX Bank for Corporates & Fls
(2014 - 2025: 12th consecutive win)

Alpha Southeast Asia 18th Annual Treasury & FX Awards 2025

Alpha Southeast Asia 18th Annual Treasury & FX Awards 2025

Best online FX Platform: End-to-end e-trading and eFX platform
(2022 - 2025: 4th consecutive win)

Best online FX Platform: End-to-end e-trading and eFX platform
(2022 - 2025: 4th consecutive win)

FX Markets Asia Awards 2025

FX Markets Asia Awards 2025

Best Asia FX trading venue for retail clients
(2022 - 2025: 4th consecutive win)

Best Asia FX trading venue for retail clients
(2022 - 2025: 4th consecutive win)

CorporateTreasurer Awards 2025

CorporateTreasurer Awards 2025

Best ESG Initiative

Best ESG Initiative

CorporateTreasurer Awards 2025

CorporateTreasurer Awards 2025

Best for Digital Solutions
(2023 - 2024: 2nd consecutive win)

Best for Digital Solutions
(2023 - 2024: 2nd consecutive win)

Asia Risk Awards 2024

Asia Risk Awards 2024

Derivatives house of the year Singapore
(2016 - 2020, 2022- 2024: 3rd consecutive win)

Derivatives house of the year Singapore
(2016 - 2020, 2022- 2024: 3rd consecutive win)

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