Buying options involves paying an upfront premium, but the structures the Chinese companies used offset that cost because they ultimately sold options as well.

买进期权涉及到缴纳一笔保证金，不过中国企业使用的结构能抵消这笔开销，因为它们最终会卖掉期权。

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Wholesale food buyers log on to access thousands of small and regional producers, as well as info on varietals sold, minimum orders, insurance, and delivery options.

食品收购批发商可以登录FoodHub网站，浏览成千上万小的本土生产商，以及它们所销售的商品、每笔订单的最少数量、保险和送货方式选择的信息。

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This year Guillen exercised stock options, and then sold those shares to net over $4 million.

今年吉伦行使了股票期权，并将股票出售，净赚400多万美元。

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Berkshire sold options contracts based on the value of four equity market indexes over the next decade.

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Long-term bullish investors eyeing fresh multi-year highs by Jan. 2013 expiration appear to have sold put options on the stock in order to partially offset the cost of debit call spreads.

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The name of the man who sold those Japanese options was Nick Leeson.

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