But the fact that BitCoin does not need an exchange still stands. Just familiarize yourself with Forex and understand that if the banks thought they could make

But the fact that BitCoin does not need an exchange still stands. Just familiarize yourself with Forex and understand that if the banks thought they could make money on trading BTC, they would add it to the exchange along with the major currencies, exotics, derivatives & metals. And for that you would need volume as without volume you do not have a market. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_market http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_market