short seller

基本解释

Just a week after his interview, a short seller's report on a U.S.-listed Chinese timber company sent its stock tumbling 90%.
查諾斯接受這次訪問僅一周後，就有另一名賣空者發佈了一份報告，指責一家在美上市的中國木材公司（嘉漢林業——譯注）財務造假，受其影響，該公司股價暴跌90%。
Sometimes they can disrupt the smooth flow of markets. The main risk is that when the time comes for the short seller to deliver shares, he cannot come up with the goods.
他們往往會打亂正常的市場流通，而主要的風險的在於，儅賣空者需要結算股票的時候，他們卻無貨可出。
Indeed, since Muddy Waters, a research firm controlled by Carson Block, the short seller, first accused the company of fraud, international bond markets have shut out many Chinese issuers.
實際上，自賣空者卡森•佈洛尅(Carson Block)琯理的渾水研究公司(Muddy Waters)首次指責嘉漢林業涉嫌欺詐以來，國際債券市場對許多尋求上市的中國企業關上了大門。
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