作为20世纪70年代以来金融创新的核心成果,金融衍生品自问世以来,大大提高了金融运行的效率。但与此同时,由于其杠杆性、虚拟性等特点,金融衍生交易也存在着巨大的风险。法律风险属于诸多风险之一,我们有必要了解金融衍生交易中法律风险的含义及成因,以达到对其进行防范的目的。 As the core achievement of financial innovation since the 1970s, the financial derivatives have greatly enhanced the efficiency of financial operations since their publication. However, at the same time, due to its leverage and virtuality, there are also huge risks in derivative transactions. Legal risk is one of many risks. It is necessary for us to understand the meaning and causes of legal risk in financial derivative transactions in order to prevent it.