# Interactive Brokers: Changes in currency conversion for Cash accounts in April 2024

**URL:** https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/interactive-brokers-changes-in-currency-conversion-for-cash-accounts-in-april-2024/12498
**Category:** Investing / Brokers
**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/interactive-brokers-changes-in-currency-conversion-for-cash-accounts-in-april-2024/12498 "2024-04-18T19:14:08Z")
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### Author: ![nkbhnomfcmmwxdlula](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@nkbhnomfcmmwxdlula](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/nkbhnomfcmmwxdlula)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/interactive-brokers-changes-in-currency-conversion-for-cash-accounts-in-april-2024/12498/13 "2024-04-18T22:33:38Z")

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So if I do manual FX CHFUSD I will pay `max($2, volume*0.002%)`, but if opt for the automatic conversion I will pay `volume*0.03%` ? Is that right? It almost feels too good to be true.

Basically at ~6.500 CHF it will make sense to just opt for the automatic conversion?

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