to speculate in stocks and shares
1speculate — [[t]spe̱kjʊleɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ speculates, speculating, speculated 1) VERB If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen. [V prep] Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals… …
2speculate — spec|u|late [ˈspekjuleıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of speculari to watch (secretly) , from specere to look (at) ] 1.) [I and T] to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the… …
3Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — Fannie Mae headquarters at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. The federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refers to the placing into conservatorship of government sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the U.S.… …
4Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
5Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
6Economic calculation problem — The economic calculation problem is a criticism of socialist economics. It was first proposed by Ludwig von Mises in 1920 and later expounded by Friedrich Hayek.cite book title= Economic calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth accessdate=2008… …
7play the market — phrasal : to speculate on the stock or produce exchanges * * * speculate in stocks * * * play the ˈmarket idiom to buy and sell ↑stocks and shares in order to make a profit Main entry: ↑marketidiom …
8agiotage — [19] Agiotage is the speculative buying and selling of stocks and shares. The term was borrowed from French, where it was based on agioter ‘speculate’, a verb formed from the noun agio ‘premium paid on currency exchanges’. English acquired agio… …
9agiotage — [19] Agiotage is the speculative buying and selling of stocks and shares. The term was borrowed from French, where it was based on agioter ‘speculate’, a verb formed from the noun agio ‘premium paid on currency exchanges’. English acquired agio… …
10Contract for difference — In finance, a contract for difference (or CFD) is a contract between two parties, typically described as buyer and seller , stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at… …
