This is for all Forex traders out there. I am NOT new to trading as I have developed a system that is profitable with stocks. I AM new to Forex and trading the same basic system. Luckily I have had some profits in this short 3 weeks and now I have an issue I am not sure how best to resolve. The profits I have are still in the "settlement currency" and I am not sure how best to handle this. Right now I have substantial profit in CAD and in CHF. As these are not in my base currency of USD I have profits that are now subject to "exchange rate risk". So as the CHF and CAD fluctuate in price and if they go lower relative to the USD I will be eroding some of my profit. I think this is especially important now because I think USD is breaking out to increase in value. I still plan to trade all common currency pairs for the foreseeable future. QUESTIONS ARE: 1) Should I leave these profits in the settlement currency (CAD and CHF) since I plan to just trade these in the future? or 2) Should I be exchanging these profits back in to my base currency of USD periodically or even when closing any position? I was thinking of BUYING USD.CAD in the proper proportion to get my profits back into USD. Any input is appreciated...Thanks in advance. N54_Fan