Had that happened, there would have been an unacceptable risk that the news would leak to speculators before Société Générale had a chance to liquidate the extraordinary large stock positions that Jérôme Kerviel had amassed, presumably without the bank’s knowledge.
Mais il y aurait eu un risque inacceptable de fuites auprès des spéculateurs avant que la Société Générale n'ait la possibilité de liquider les innombrables positions sur les actions amassées par Jérôme Kerviel, certainement sans que la banque n’en ait vent.