FX Poll 1997: Taken aback by a leap forward
| 97 | 96 | Bank | Score |
| French franc | |||
| 1 | 1 | Société Générale | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | Banque Nationale de Paris | 38 |
| 3 | 5 | Citibank | 34 |
| 4 | 2 | Chase | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | Banque Indosuez/Crédit Agricole | 28 |
| 6 | 6 | HSBC Midland | 23 |
| 7= | 10 | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 19 |
| 7= | - | NatWest | 19 |
| 9 | - | BZW | 17 |
| 10 | 9 | Banque Paribas | 16 |
| Italian lira | |||
| 1 | 3 | Citibank | 42 |
| 2 | 2 | Banca Commerciale Italiana | 41 |
| 3 | 1 | Chase | 38 |
| 4 | 4 | HSBC Midland | 34 |
| 5 | 5 | NatWest | 29 |
| 6 | 9= | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 19 |
| 7 | 8 | Bank of America | 15 |
| 8 | 6= | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 14 |
| 9 | 6= | JP Morgan | 13 |
| 10= | - | Cariplo | 12 |
| 10= | 9= | Union Bank of Switzerland | 12 |
| Spanish peseta | |||
| 1 | 2 | Citibank | 44 |
| 2 | 1 | Chase | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | HSBC Midland | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | NatWest | 23 |
| 5 | 7 | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 21 |
| 6 | - | Royal Bank of Scotland | 15 |
| 7 | 8= | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 13 |
| 8 | 4= | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | 11 |
| 9 | 4= | Bank of America | 10 |
| 10 | - | Société Générale | 9 |
| Ecu | |||
| 1 | 2 | Citibank | 23 |
| 2 | 1 | Chase | 17 |
| 3 | 8= | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | ...|