The fundamental role of the financial system is financial intermediation matching the needs of investors and fund raisers and in the process allowing risk to be Shared and managed.

金融体系的基本功能是资金融通，即撮合投资者与集资者的需要，并让两者在过程中分担及管理有关风险。

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There are complementarities between financial intermediation and financial markets to meet different risk feelings of investors and demands of industries.

金融中介与金融市场在满足投资者不同的风险感受以及不同产业特性要求方面存在着互补性。

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In particular, it may be difficult to determine whether principal risk has been retained because (i) the retention of such risk is necessary to provide intermediation and liquidity services for a relevant financial instrument or (ii) the position is part of a speculative trading strategy designed to realize profits from price movements in retained principal risk.

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