長期投資風險低
Jane is on the phone with her dad. They are chatting about his investments in the forex.
珍在跟爸爸通話，他們聊到他在外匯市場的投資。
investment(n.)投資
Dad: I made US$5,000 in the forex yesterday!
爸爸：我昨天在外匯市場上賺了5,000美元呢！
Jane: Wow! How did you do that?
珍：哇，你怎麼做到的？
Dad: It’s called short selling.
爸爸：這就叫做賣空。
Jane: How does it work?
珍：怎麼運作的？
Dad: Simply put, a short position is made when a trader sells a tradable financial asset with the intention of buying it again later at a cheaper price.
爸爸：簡單地說，就是交易者在建立空頭頭寸時賣出交易型金融資產，目的是為了之後以低價再買進。
position=倉位trade(n.)(v.)交易tradable=tradeableasset(n.)資產with the intention of=意圖做某事
Jane: So the trader will make a profit in a short sale if the value of the asset falls, and suffer a loss if it rises?
珍：所以賣空時，如果資產價值下跌，交易者就會獲利，而上升時則會蒙受虧損？
make a profit=獲利value(n.)價值suffer a loss=蒙受虧損
Dad: You got it. The key is to sell high and buy low.
爸爸：妳說對了，關鍵在於賣高買低。
Jane: Is there a way for a trader to profit when the value of an asset rises?
珍：有沒有辦法讓交易者在資產價值上升時獲利？
profit(v.)獲利
Dad: You’re talking about long selling. In general, it’s less risky than short selling because it involves a more long-term investment.
爸爸：你指的是買空。買空的風險通常比賣空低，因為它涉及長期投資。
risky(adj.)有風險的involve(v.)涉及