private void save_exchange_rates_in_settings()
{
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
BinaryFormatter binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
binaryFormatter.Serialize(memoryStream, exchange_rates);
string str = System.Convert.ToBase64String(memoryStream.ToArray());
Properties.Settings.Default.exchange_rates = str;
Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
}