sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)

german chancellor angela merkel yesterday announced a ban on naked short selling of certain kinds of debt.

就在此之前两天，德国总理安吉拉·默克尔宣布了一项禁令，禁止对几种特定的债权实施无担保卖空（nakedshort，裸空，译者注）行为。

he testified before congress recently and blamed the implosion on everything from short selling to the government.

他最近在国会证实，并责备卖空行为。。。

major wall street firms routinely engage in naked short selling on a massive scale, though we cannot measure it, because of the way they account for it.

华尔街各大公司常常大规模参与无货卖空(nakedshort selling)，但由于各家公司阐述不同，我们无法对此进行衡量。

the obsession with short selling is obstructing what should be a comprehensive look at excessive short-run volatility.

对卖空行为的执念，正在妨碍我们以全面的视角看待短期的过度波动性。

although far from conclusive, the drop illustrates there can be very bearish days without short selling being allowed across a big part of the market.

尽管这算不上盖棺定论，但汹涌的跌势说明，在很大一部分股票不允许卖空的情况下，市场仍然可以跌得很惨。

banning short selling did not stop shares from falling, but it did make the market more volatile.

禁止裸空并未使股票停止下跌，却使市场波动更加剧烈。

and, in another move, the securities and exchange commission has temporarily barred short selling of stocks in financial companies.

另外，证券委员会暂时禁止金融公司股票的卖空。

uk, us and european nations all clamped down on short selling during the crisis over fears it was exacerbating market slumps, particularly in financial stocks.

在金融危机期间，英国、美国和欧洲其它国家全都限制卖空交易，因为担忧卖空交易会加剧市场（尤其是金融类股）的暴跌。

local market analysts have said short selling and other hedging measures would give investors another way to prepare for a falling market.

本地市场分析师此前表示，卖空交易和其他对沖手段可以为投资者应对股市下跌提供另一条防范之策。

the senate judiciary committee has scheduled a hearing this week to scrutinise short selling in general, including naked shorting.

参议院司法委员会已经计划在本周举行听证会全面调查卖空行为，也包括空头卖空。

the long-short ratio of an equity is measured as the ratio of the value of its stocks available for short selling to the value that is actually borrowed.

可拿来卖空的股票价值与实际借出价值之比用于测量股票的长短比。

south korea's financial services commission, on august 9th, extended a ban on short selling on financial industry stocks to cover all domestically traded shares.

韩国金融服务委员会8月9号进一步扩大了卖空禁令的范围，不仅限于金融行业的股票，也包括所有韩国国内交易的股票。

the big drop in the south korean index came despite a continuing ban by authorities on short selling of stocks.

尽管韩国当局继续禁止股票卖空交易，韩国的主要股票指数仍然大幅下跌。

short selling is selling borrowed stock in the expectation of buying it back later at a lower price, and keeping the difference.

卖空是出售借来股票，期望随后以更低价格购回，从而获取差价。

there is an irony here because short selling received a bad press in the west during the financial crisis and its effects continue to worry regulators.

具有讽刺意味的是，在金融危机期间，卖空交易在西方国家名声不佳，而且监管机构仍在担忧卖空交易的影响。

short selling rules were stepped up, and more procedures were put in place to ensure that a short seller would be able to deliver stock on settlement date.

上调卖空规则，设立更多程序以确保卖空者在结算日能交付股票。