The problem is, if your brokerage firm fails you could lose a lot; you could lose your cash account and your security account.

可问题是,一旦经纪公司破产,你可能损失惨重,赔光你现金账户和证券账户上所有的资金

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It's exposing defects in many of our biggest financial institutions and every day we see more news about failures, huge losses, resignations, or firings of top finance people.

这次金融危机暴露了,很多大型金融机构存在的问题,每天我们都看到很多关于,破产,巨额亏损,或者金融业高层,辞职或被炒鱿鱼的新闻

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选