Rogue Trader 魔鬼營業員
Part Four:（場景四）
Nick很快就成為巴林銀行新加坡國際金融交易所（simex）的明星交易人，但一次，他手下的一個交易員犯了一個錯誤，Nick意識到他得學其他的期貨交易人那樣開設一個誤差帳戶，于是他開立了一個88888的帳戶來掩蓋交易中出現的錯誤，以等待適合的行情出現時再挽回損失。

【播放原聲】
Nick, what's the difference between initial margin and variation margin?
Initial margin's a down payment on each futures contract that we trade.
We don't pay in full until a contract matures.
But in the meantime the value of each contract may go up or down.
So SIMEX calculate our positions on a daily basis.
They'll ask for more money if the market goes against us.
That's variation margin.
Got it. I think!
We need to open an errors account.
We've had a few mistakes.
I need somewhere to put them till I can write them out.
Sure. What number shall I give it?
Well, what's your lucky number?
Eight. It is a very lucky Chinese number.
And how many numbers do we need?
Five.
Then let's give it all the luck it can handle.
Call it the 88888 account.

【逐句對照】
Nick, what's the difference between initial margin and variation margin?
Nick, 原始保證金和變動保證金有什么區別嗎？

【原聲播放】
Initial margin's a down payment on each futures contract that we trade.
We don't pay in full until a contract matures.
But in the meantime the value of each contract may go up or down.
So SIMEX calculate our positions on a daily basis.
They'll ask for more money if the market goes against us.
That's variation margin.
原始保證金是我們要交易的每一筆期貨合同的預付款，
在一筆交易到期前，我們不需要付全款。
但由于同時，每一期合同的估價會有起有落。
所以，SIMEX每天都會計算我們的資產，
如果市場出現不利于我們的情況，
SIMEX會提出附加保證金，這種保證金就是變動保證金。

【原聲播放】
Got it. I think!
我想我明白了！

【原聲播放】
We need to open an errors account. We've had a few mistakes.
I need somewhere to put them till I can write them out.
我們得開立一個誤差帳戶，我們有幾處失誤，
我得有個地方暫時存放一下，直到我將這些錯誤全部清除。

【原聲播放】
Sure. What number shall I give it?
當然好了。帳戶號碼開多少？

【原聲播放】
Well, what's your lucky number?
恩，你的幸運數字是多少？

【原聲播放】
Eight. It is a very lucky Chinese number.
8．這是個非常吉利的中國號碼。

【原聲播放】
Then let's give it all the luck it can handle.
Call it the 88888 account.
那么我們就來個幸運得不能再幸運的號，
就開個88888帳號吧。

【語言點】
What's the difference between initial margin and variation margin?
What's the difference between A and B?
What's the difference between city and county?
initial margin / variation margin
initial margin 原始保證金，初始保證金
variation margin 變動保證金
Initial margin's a down payment on each futures contract that we trade.
down 現付的，首付款的
a down payment 預付定金,預付款
We don't pay in full until a contract matures.
in full = fully / completely 全部的，完全的
pay in full = pay completely 付清，全額付款
There is no discount available at that store. You have to pay in full.
We need to open an errors account.
error account 錯誤帳戶，誤差帳戶

【重新聽一次故事原文】
Nick, what's the difference between initial margin and variation margin?
Initial margin's a down payment on each futures contract that we trade.
We don't pay in full until a contract matures.
But in the meantime the value of each contract may go up or down.
So SIMEX calculate our positions on a daily basis.
They'll ask for more money if the market goes against us.
That's variation margin.
Got it. I think!
We need to open an errors account.
We've had a few mistakes.
I need somewhere to put them till I can write them out.
Sure. What number shall I give it?
Well, what's your lucky number?
Eight. It is a very lucky Chinese number.
And how many numbers do we need?
Five.
Then let's give it all the luck it can handle.
Call it the 88888 account.