新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 10-3
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语：视听说教程 3
Task 2: Stockbroker 2 helps Mr. Junkie to short
Script 4
ABC stock 1 reached＄155. “＄155” for a stock that should be valued at＄100. Wow! “That’s it,” I said to myself. “It’s time I make a decision. I’m going to short that stock.” I thought to myself, “This stock is overvalued. It can’t remain at the present level for long. This means 5 money in the bank.”
So I phoned my broker 3.
“I want to place a trade. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie,” he said, “I can’t process that for you. Your account 6 is cash account. You need a margin 7 account to short a stock. I can send you the application form or you nearest financial institution to fill out the forms.”
The minute I got of the phone, I heard out the door because time is money. I ran to the financial institution to fill out the form and sent it to the broker by express mail service. Next morning I called him.
“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. Did you get my application?
“Yes.”
“Great, I would like to short ABC then.”
“One minute please…I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie, but you now need a shorter’s account.”
“What! You mean the margin account isn’t enough?”
“No, you also need a shorter’s account. Any financial institution nearby has the forms.”
Off I ran again. I completed the form and had a taxi deliver to my broker. In the afternoon I called again.
“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC at ＄155.”
A few moments later he answered, “Mr. Junkie, I am sorry, but I don’t think that is possible.”
“Why not?”
“Well, the last trade went through at ＄99.”
F 1. The broker did not believe ABC stock could remain at ＄155 for long.
T 2. Mr. Junkie wanted to short 1,500 shares of ABC.
T 3.Mr. Junkie could get a margin account through either a financial institution or his broker.
T 4. To short a stock, one needs both a margin account and a shorter’s account.
F 5. Mr. Junkie asked a taxi driver the forms for a margin account to the broker.
- The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
- Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。
- The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。
- My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。
- He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
- I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。
- It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
- The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。
- That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
- We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。