In the 2000s the eu pushed for deregulation of Europe's gas market, moving it from bilateral contracts to trading on exchanges.

在 2000 年代，欧盟推动放松对欧洲天然气市场的管制，将其从双边合同转移到交易所交易。

Credit-default swaps are bilateral contracts where one counterparty agrees to insure the other against the loss due to default on a specified bond, in exchange for a fixed stream of payments.

信用违约互换是一种双边合约，交易对手一方同意为另一方投保特定债券违约造成的损失，以换取固定的付款流。