 |
speculator
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
speculator
n.
one who buys and sells commodities to profit from fluctuations in their market value, one who engages in any risky business venture in the hope of making large gains
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Speculation
Speculation is the practice of engaging in risky financial transactions in an attempt to profit from fluctuations in the market value of a tradable good such as a financial instrument, rather than attempting to profit from the underlying financial attributes embodied in the instrument such as capital gains, interest, or dividends. Many speculators pay little attention to the fundamental value of a security and instead focus purely on price movements. Speculation can in principle involve any tradable good or financial instrument. Speculators are particularly common in the markets for stocks, bonds, commodity futures, currencies, fine art, collectibles, real estate, and derivatives.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
speculator
Noun
1. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
(hypernym) thinker
(derivation) speculate
2. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
(synonym) plunger
(hypernym) adventurer, venturer
(hyponym) hedger
(derivation) speculate, job
| Babylon English-Czech | Download this dictionary |
speculator
n.
spekulant/-ka
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Speculator
(n.)
One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
(n.)
One who forms theories; a theorist.
One who forms theories; a theorist.
(n.)
One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.
One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
