take a short position

基本解释

Although some funds will take short positions, the industry normally has a net long position.
雖然一些基金衹是短期佔據主導，但這一領域通常是長期主導的。
The invention of the CDS increased the liquidity of the market and, crucially, allowed investors to take a “short” position on bonds.
CDS的發明不但增加了公司債市場的流動性，更重要的是，它讓投資者能夠建立債券的“空頭”頭寸（short position）。
The buyers were also not informed that Mr Paulson's purpose in structuring the deal was to take a short position against the investments they were making.
買家也沒有被告知，保爾森策劃這宗交易的目的，就是做空他們正要做出的投資。
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One way to cope with this unpleasant environment is to take a short position in U.S. Treasurys.
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