来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：金融市场 第22集 第22集》

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  Why does the future market move so fast
  期货市场为何变化这么快
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  and why is it such a popular instrument?
  为何期货是个广受关注的衍生品工具
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  I think the main reason is that it is a market that--
  我认为主要原因是期货市场
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  it's like a wholesale market for antiques
  更像是一个古董批发市场
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  rather than the local antique dealer.
  而非当地的古董零售店
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  If you went to an antique dealer in New Haven
  如果你进到纽黑文市的一家古董零售店
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  to try to buy some furniture for your apartment
  为你的公寓买一些家具
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  who knows what price you would get;
  谁知道你会买到什么价格呢
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  it would be very erratic and
  任何价格都有可能
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  you'd be dealing one-on-one with the dealer.
  而且你还要一件一件跟老板讨价还价
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  Well, that's what happens in the futures--
  期货也是这样
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  in the stock market as well.
  股票市场也类似