It was the mass-issuance of mortgages to consumers with poor credit ratings that led to a rash of mortgage defaults and home foreclosures beginning in late 2007.

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That means they arrange for the issuance by other institutions of securities.

这意味着他们帮助,其他的证券公司募集证券或者股票。

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That is, arranging for the issuance by corporations of stocks and bonds.

也就是，帮助公司安排销售,证券和股份。

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It must have been that they somehow knew on the issuance date that the stock price was going to go up, but he said they couldn't possibly know that in these general circumstances.

这一定是,他们在发放期权的当日就知道,股价将要上涨,但是李认为在正常情况下,他们是不可能知道的

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