How One Athlete Added $100K+ to His Contract with Two Simple Moves.

Case Study - When preparation met opportunity?

Author

Chris Broadfoot
July 30, 2025

Welcome to this edition of The Currency Playbook by SportsFX, where strategy meets results and preparation met opportunity!

This week, we’re sharing a textbook example of how smart currency planning turned one athlete’s overseas contract into a six-figure win.

An Australian athlete. A seven-figure USD deal. Two perfectly executed FX plays that delivered $107,080 AUD in extra value.

This wasn’t luck…. well a little (Thanks Trump) - It was strategy.

Let’s dive into the play that made it happen.

  • Client: Australian Athlete
    Location: USA
    Service 1: Limit Order
    Service 2: Forward Contract (7 months)
    Currency Pair: USD/AUD
    FX Strategy Provider: SportsFX

Play 1: $27K in One Day

In November 2024, during the US election, we placed a limit order at 1.5200 on a $900,000 USD spot transfer.

When volatility hit, the market spiked, the order triggered automatically — and the athlete walked away with an extra $27,000 AUD than what we could have got in the morning.

A perfect start. But we weren’t done.

Play 2: $80K Locked In

In December 2024, we shifted to a long-term strategy: a forward contract for the athlete’s final USD payment, due in July 2025.

  • Amount: $1.1M USD

  • Forward rate locked: 1.5835

  • Deposit required: 5%

  • Settlement (July 2025): $1,741,850 AUD

When settlement came, the live rate had dropped to 1.5107 — meaning he would have received $1,661,770 AUD if he’d done nothing.

Instead, he pocketed an extra $80,080 AUD.

Why It Worked

This wasn’t about guessing the market. It was about eliminating risk and locking in value:

  • Secured one of the best rates since 2008

  • Protected nearly 10 cents per dollar more than when he first moved abroad

  • Removed the stress of political shocks, central bank moves, or daily volatility

  • Locked it all in with just a 5% deposit

The Result

  • FX gain (limit order): $27,000 AUD

  • FX gain (forward contract): $80,080 AUD

  • Total strategy value: $107,080 AUD

  • Peace of mind: Priceless

By working with SportsFX, this athlete didn’t just move money.
He protected it.
He maximised it.
He turned smart planning into a six-figure win.

✅ If you’re an athlete, agent, or manager dealing with big contracts, this is how you protect your earnings from the market.

📞 Book a free strategy call today



Why This Matters?

This isn’t just a currency exchange. It’s strategic planning.

When you or your clients are playing or working overseas, currency risk can eat into earnings fast.

That’s where we come in.

We help players, agents, and associations:

  • Monitor the markets

  • Time their transfers

  • Lock in value

  • Remove uncertainty

Final Thought ⬇️ 

This was just one season.

Now imagine what this level of planning could mean over a 2-year deal, or for a $5M+ transfer.

That’s the power of strategic currency management. That’s the power of SportsFX.

📩 Want to protect your next contract and maximise every dollar? Book a free strategy call below.