speculation
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5.5
- noun
- /ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
especulación
- There was the S&L scandal, which was mainly driven by illegal speculation in Texas real estate.
- real estate speculation
- financial speculation
- stock speculation
Typically, it's a failed speculation that brings down a financial institution.
- Typically, it's a failed speculation that brings down a financial institution.
- There's investment, there's saving and there's speculation and there's trading.
- So there's a ton to do on speculation with limited downside and high upside.
- And so I'll start selling options, which is a small bearish speculation.
- And so therefore I'm going to have to invest in these high risk investments that are pure speculation.
- If Bitcoin survives that long and by that time too, its value will be driven more so by trading than it will be by speculation.
- Now, of course, another form of speculation could be investing in companies like, well, ETFs, rather exchange traded funds like wheat, WEAT&CORN;, corn.
- But if you're really doing it to do it for real investment, I think that there's still a substantial delta between the obvious and the speculation.
Examples
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In times of crisis, market speculation magnifies actual price changes.
Academic text (2004) -
With regulation of the financial markets delayed, speculation on the stock market became rampant.
Academic text (1991) -
Typically, it's a failed speculation that brings down a financial institution.
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Economies more and more rely on people being in debt and speculation on that debt.
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Paul invested a considerable sum of money in an oil well speculation with a partner who was a close friend.
Fiction book (1998) -
There is often a tidy profit in speculation.
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Another unplanned result of the reform policies was the increase in property and land speculation.
Academic text (1996) -
As in any boomtown, speculation is rampant, and there are no small deals.
Academic text (1993) -
Flamboyant investment activities invited speculation, which in turn fueled short-term investment behavior.
Academic text (2001) -
Investing in real estate can be a risky form of speculation that leads to high profits if successful.
Synonyms
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5.1
A business or project that involves risk and possible loss
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Speculation comes from the root spec- 'to look', and it grew to mean taking a 'view' about the future, like 'looking ahead' and making a choice. So, in finance a speculation is a risky investment made in hope of a big profit.