经典重译之股票大作手回忆录(409)
原文(439):
The reports showed that it was a valuable property.The prospects justified purchases of the stock at the prevailing market price—if the investor were willing to wait a little.Under the circumstances an advance in the price would in reality be the commonest and most legitimate of all market movements—to wit,the process of discounting the future.There was therefore no reason that I could see why I should not conscientiously and confidently undertake the bull manipulation of Imperial Steel.
I let my man know my mind and he called at my office to talk the deal over in detail.I told him what my terms were.For my services I asked no cash,but calls on one hundred thousand shares of the Imperial Steel stock.The price of the calls ran up from 70 to 100.That may seem like a big fee to some.But they should consider that the insiders were certain they themselves could not sell one hundred thousand shares,or even fifty thousand shares,at 70.There was no market for the stock.All the talk about wonderful earnings and excellent prospects had not brought in buyers,not to any great extent.In addition,I could not get my fee in cash without my clients first making some millions of dollars.What I stood to make was not an exorbitant selling commission.It was a fair contingent fee.
Knowing that the stock had real value and that general market conditions were bullish and therefore favourable for an advance in all good stocks,I figured that I ought to do pretty well.My clients were encouraged by the opinions I expressed,agreed to my terms at once,and the deal began with pleasant feelings all around.
其他版本译文(439):
根据报告,这是一只很有价值的股票,如果投资人愿意等待的话,公司的未来发展会证明,按照现在的市场行情买进这只股是非常划算的。鉴于此,从市场波动上来说,最合理、最容易出现的就是股价上涨。意思是,分析了未来可能出现的情况后得出结论,股价应该会上涨。所以,我找不到不谨慎而有信心地为帝国钢铁公司做一次炒作的理由。
我告诉那个人,让他到我办公室商谈具体事宜。我告诉了他我的条件,我不要现金,只要帝国钢铁10万股的认购权,价格从70到100美元不等。在一些人眼中,这是狮子大开口,可他们应该想到的是,凭他们自己是没办法以70美元卖出10万股的,连5万股都卖不出去。这是一只没市场号召力的股票,一切利于未来的宣传都没吸引到多少人来买。而且,除非他们公司自己先赚到几百万,不然我也不可能拿到我的酬金。我能赚的不是很高的代销费,而是按比较公平的方式,以事情是否成功来决定的酬劳。
我清楚这是一只真正值钱的股票,股市大盘也在看涨,所以对好股票的价格上涨是有利的,我觉得自己可以做好。我提出的想法让客户深受鼓舞,他马上就同意了我的条件,这是个从一开始就令人愉悦的交易。
我的译文(439):
这些报告显示它是有价值的,如果投资者(愿意为它的价值回归)等一阵儿,那么它的前景支持投资者以当前的市场价格买入。
在这种情况下,如果股价在各种市场波动形式中选择上涨,那实际上是最为合理,最不令人意外的——未来看好,现在的上涨即是对未来(收益)的折现。
因此在我看来,我完全有理由控盘做多Imperial Steel,也完全有信心做好这件事。
我把我的想法告知了我的委托人,他则来到我的办公室与我商讨这笔交易的完整细节。我向他说明了我的合作条件,我提供服务,但不需要现金报酬,只要求Imperial Steel 股票的十万股看涨期权。这些期权的行权价格从70美元到100美元不等。在有些人看来,这笔酬劳或许数额巨大。但他们应当考虑到,他们自己心里也清楚,即便以70美元的价格,他们也派发不了十万股,甚至他们连五万股都卖不出去。此前那些盈利丰厚、前景美好的言论,也没能吸引来多少买入者嘛。
另外,(按这样的安排),我要想拿到现金酬劳,得让我的客户们先赚得数百万美元。我不是漫天要价,要收取一笔过高的佣金,我是根据我提供服务的成果,要求一个公平合理的分成。(译者注:意思是报酬的多少取决于操盘的成效,如果没让客户先挣到钱,他是一分钱酬劳也得不到的,并没有一个固定的佣金收入。)
市场大势看涨,这利多所有的好股票,而我清楚这只股票是有真实价值的,所以我认为我可以做的很好。我表达的这些观点,打动了我的这些客户,随即便同意了我的条件,于是在皆大欢喜之中,这笔生意开始启动。
引用依据:
1. Edwin Lefèvre: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
2. 《股票大作手回忆录》([美] 埃德温·勒菲弗 著,汤前燕 译)
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