London's third great function, since the seventeenth century, has been that of national and international bourse: the exchange of stocks and shares, banking, commerce and, increasingly, insurance.

自17世纪以来，伦敦的第三大功能就是充当国内和国际证券交易所，负责股票和股份、银行业、商业以及越来越多的保险的交易。