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The move by the Swiss National Bank to scrap its currency ceiling has ensnared two foreign exchange brokers as far apart as New York and New Zealand.
瑞士央行(SNB)取消汇率上限的举措，已导致两家远在纽约和新西兰的外汇经纪商陷入困境。
FXCM, one of the world’s biggest currency brokers, said it may be in breach of capital requirements after its clients suffered heavy losses on their Swiss franc trades.
全球最大的货币经纪之一福汇(FXCM)表示，由于该公司客户在瑞士法郎交易中遭遇巨额亏损，该公司可能会出现违反资本要求的情况。
The SNB stunned markets in one of the most dramatic currency interventions in decades on Thursday as it unexpectedly abandoned a ceiling put in place more than three years ago, sending the franc soaring against the euro.
周四，瑞士央行出人意料地放弃了逾三年前设置的汇率上限，从而导致瑞士法郎兑欧元的汇率暴涨。这一震惊市场的举措是几十年来最戏剧性的货币干预行为之一。
New York-listed FXCM said in a statement late on Thursday night that it now had negative equity balances owed to the company of $225m, hours after the SNB’s dramatic move sent shockwaves through global currency markets.
在瑞士央行的戏剧性举措冲击全球外汇市场几个小时之后，在纽约上市的福汇周四晚上晚些时候在一份声明中表示，该公司目前的产权余额为负的2.25亿美元。
“We are actively discussing alternatives to return our capital to levels prior to today’s events and discussing the matter with our regulators,” FXCM said.
福汇表示：“我们正在积极讨论其他选项，以便令我们的资本状况重返此次事件以前的水平。此外，我们还在与监管机构讨论这个问题。”
Shares in FXCM dropped 15 per cent on Thursday, and a further 12 per cent in after-hours trading. The company, which provides online trading for both retail and institutional investors, had a market capitalisation of $714m at the close of Thursday’s session.
福汇是一家同时为散户和机构交易者提供网上交易服务的公司。周四该公司股价暴跌了15%，并在盘后交易中又跌了12%。周四收盘时，该公司市值为7.14亿美元。
The shock move by the SNB to scrap its currency ceiling against the euro — in place since late 2011 — rattled foreign exchange markets globally.
瑞士法郎兑欧元汇率的上限是在2011年底设立的。瑞士央行取消上限的震撼举措令全球外汇市场一片哗然。
At one point on Thursday the Swiss franc strengthened as much as 39 per cent against the European common currency, before settling to a 13 per cent rise later in the day.
周四，瑞士法郎兑欧元汇率的涨幅曾一度达到39%，并在当天晚些时候回落至上涨13%的水平。
Swiss stocks sold off sharply, with banks and exporters recording double-digit declines, while US equities dropped 0.9 per cent. The Japanese yen rose against the dollar.
瑞士股票也遭遇猛烈抛售，各银行和出口商录得两位数的创纪录跌幅。与此同时，美国股市下跌了0.9%，日元兑美元汇率则有所上升。
FXCM is not the only FX trader to have already run into trouble on Swiss trades. New Zealand-based broker Excel Markets said it had sustained the total loss of its operating capital following the SNB announcement, and would not be able to resume business.
福汇并不是在瑞士外汇交易上遇到麻烦的唯一外汇交易商。总部驻新西兰的经纪商Excel Markets表示，在瑞士央行的公告之后，该公司的运营资本亏损一空，失去了重启业务的能力。
“The majority of clients in a franc position were on the losing side and sustained losses amounting to far greater than their account equity. When a client cannot cover their losses it is passed onto us,” Excel said in a statement.
Excel在一份声明中表示：“大部分持有瑞士法郎头寸的客户都在亏损，所遭遇亏损的数额远远超过了他们的账面权益。当客户无法承担亏损之时，他们的亏损就会转移到我们头上。”
David Johnson, director of Global Brokers NZ — an affiliate of Excel — expressed “sincerest apologies” to shareholders for what he called a “devastating turn of events”.
Excel分公司Global Broker NZ的董事戴维•约翰逊(David Johnson)向股东表示“最诚挚的道歉”，称公司遭遇了一场“破坏性变故”。
“News of the impact of this event on companies and traders is just beginning to come to light,” he said in a statement.
他在一份声明中表示：“有关这一事件对各个公司和各个交易商影响的新闻才刚刚开始出现。”
Additional reporting by Jamie Smyth, Patrick McGee and Jennifer Thompson
杰米•史密斯(Jamie Smyth)、帕特里克•麦吉(Patrick McGee)和詹妮弗•汤普森(Jennifer Thompson)补充报道
