拍卖利率证券

研究显示，拍卖利率证券（auction-ratesecurities）市场虽已崩溃，但投资于这一市场的85%以上的公司认为，华尔街银行会在危机中提供帮助。

More than 85 per cent of companies that invested in the collapsed market for auction-rate securities thought Wall Street banks would provide support during crises , research shows .

拍卖利率证券市场规模曾高达3300亿美元，那些寻求高流动性、高评级、略高回报率证券的公司经常将资金存放于此。

The $ 330bn auction-rate securities market was routinely used by companies looking to park cash in liquid , highly-rated securities that offered slightly higher yields .

根据协议条款，美国政府将对花旗约3060亿美元的国内资产提供支持，包括住宅抵押贷款、商业房地产、杠杆贷款和拍卖利率证券。

According to terms of the deal , the government will stand behind some $ 306bn in Citi 's domestic assets , a basket that includes residential mortgages , commercial real estate , leveraged loans and auction-rate securities .