<p>As of this writing, Electrum <a href="https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/9fc4e1a1b10a486d8c56d8c08f1d86d23dfd2e5e/lib/exchange_rate.py#L31" rel="nofollow">retrieves its exchange rate</a> from <a href="https://intersango.com/" rel="nofollow">Intersango</a>. The last sale there must have been abnormally low for the current exchange rate.</p>

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2012-12-09T00:45:04.947Z
In this forum post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=100502.msg1308531#msg1308531 BkkCoins says he has an Electrum fork (https://github.com/bkkcoins) that allows it to support multiple exchanges. But be careful as reading later posts from Bkkcoins indicate that his fork may not be compatible with latest mainline Electrum build.
kirian
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2012-12-10T09:15:42.767Z
[MultiBit](http://multibit.org) uses the Java [XChange](https://github.com/timmolter/XChange) library which is able to work with multiple exchanges. It might be possible to leverage the code in that library in your own projects.
Gary
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2012-12-08T20:39:55.150Z
2012-12-08T20:39:55.150Z
Colin Dean
<p>On the simple view on the Electrum client, the value of the bitcoins is displayed in USD, GBP and EUR (changeable by clicking on it).</p>

<p>Currently by clicking through, I am seeing exchange rates:</p>

<ul>
<li>10.29GBP/BTC</li>
<li>10.40EUR/BTC</li>
<li>11.90USD/BTC</li>
</ul>

<p>This is completely out of line with mtgox, and also completely out of line with international currency markets (currently 1.6usd/gbp and 1.24eur/gbp)</p>

<p>So could someone explain where these rates come from and why they are so incorrect?</p>

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Electrum exchange rates. Where do they come from and why are they incorrect?
bencoder
# Electrum exchange rates. Where do they come from and why are they incorrect?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-08)

On the simple view on the Electrum client, the value of the bitcoins is displayed in USD, GBP and EUR (changeable by clicking on it).

Currently by clicking through, I am seeing exchange rates:

* 10.29GBP/BTC
* 10.40EUR/BTC
* 11.90USD/BTC

This is completely out of line with mtgox, and also completely out of line with international currency markets (currently 1.6usd/gbp and 1.24eur/gbp)

So could someone explain where these rates come from and why they are so incorrect?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-08. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

As of this writing, Electrum [retrieves its exchange rate](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/9fc4e1a1b10a486d8c56d8c08f1d86d23dfd2e5e/lib/exchange_rate.py#L31) from [Intersango](https://intersango.com/). The last sale there must have been abnormally low for the current exchange rate.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: In this forum post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=100502.msg1308531#msg1308531 BkkCoins says he has an Electrum fork (https://github.com/bkkcoins) that allows it to support multiple exchanges. But be careful as reading later posts from Bkkcoins indicate that his fork may not be compatible with latest mainline Electrum build.  
> **username_3**: [MultiBit](http://multibit.org) uses the Java [XChange](https://github.com/timmolter/XChange) library which is able to work with multiple exchanges. It might be possible to leverage the code in that library in your own projects.  

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