21.  This allows traders in either exchange to offset trading positions on the other.

22.  Japan is seeking to reduce its dependency on the US dollar to ensure fluctuating exchange rates no longer undermine its trading position, a top Japanese banker said Tuesday.

23.  The company said that most of the losses were sustained on the LME, but refused to disclose its precise trading positions.

24.  The CSRC urged futures exchanges to raise security deposits, adjust the upper and lower price limits on contracts, and lower the ceiling on trading positions.