外汇按金交易行为的刑法定性——以“娄某外汇按金交易中介案”为切入点

Research on Criminality of Foreign Exchange Margin Trading——Examining Lou's Case

外汇按金交易是一种新型的外汇炒卖方式。由于缺乏监管,外汇按金交易行为已经扰乱了我国金融市场的秩序,司法实践中多以非法经营罪进行刑法定性。事实上,外汇按金交易行为违反的规定是国务院部委发布的决定和批复,其不属于非法经营罪中"违反国家规定"的范围,所以不能以符合"其他严重扰乱市场秩序的非法经营行为"而适用非法经营罪进行规制。因此,外汇按金交易中介行为作为一种帮助行为,依据刑法共同犯罪原理,也不应当构成非法经营罪。

Foreign exchange margin trading is a new way to deal with foreign exchange speculation. Without proper supervision, this practice has disordered Chinese financial market, and it is usually criminated as illegal business. In fact, what this activity violates is provisions regulated by the State Council instead of the Criminal Law. On the other hand, in the light of clauses in Criminal Law, the trading, being a kind of assistance, is more a common crime than illegal operational business.