A set of threads called the warp form the base of the cloth.

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It's one of the most rapidly changing, hard to keep up with areas because someone can set up an electronic exchange overnight and suddenly become a base for trading trillions of dollars of securities.

经纪业是一个变化最快的行业之一,人们很难跟上它的步伐,因为人们可以在头一天晚上,设置一个电子交易,一夜之间,他就能在证券市场赚到千亿美金

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