单选题 Dealers in government and private securities need short—term financing to purchase new securities and carry their existing portfolios of securities until those securities are sold to customers or reach ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] business意为“交易、生意”；markets意为“市场”；maturity意为“(债务、票据等的)到期，到期日”；objective意为“目标、目的、任务”。该句大意为：政府债券和私募股的买卖者需要短期投入资金来购买新股和保住现有股，直到这些证券被卖给消费者或到期。