The fine is indeed much higher than those levied before. Hefty fines for currency-trading violations are not new (HSBC, for example, was hit with a $1.9 billion fine in 2012); but a fine close to $10 billion is.
但这项罚款确实比以往的都要高昂许多。虽然对违反货币交易条例的巨额罚款并不是头一遭（例如汇丰银行就是在2012年被罚19亿美元）；但一笔近100亿美元的罚款就真是史无前例了。