The primary purpose of the transaction was to generate fees and commissions.

这种交易的主要目的，是创造手续费与佣金。

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"Three people came to investigate the fees and commissions we charge," said one bank. "they said they were looking into whether Korean Banks are violating FTC regulations."

“三个人来调查我们的收费情况，”一位银行人士说。“他们说他们在调查是否韩国银行在违反公平交易委员会的规章制度。”

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But with enough volume, the profits can add up. Yingda International Trust, for example, earned less than 0.17% in 2009 in fees and commissions on the assets under its care.

比如2009年，英达国际信托公司的资产管理收益率虽低于0.17%，但是这些资产的总额多达147000万元，也就意味着带来了超过24000万的利润，而获得这些利润的操作方法很简单，如同收取红包一样。

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So,after taking into account the market impact, and the commissions,and the fees, this zero-sum game becomes a negative-sum game.

所以,考虑到市场冲击,佣金,规费,这一零和博弈变成了负和博弈

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