market speculation

  • 1speculation — An attempt to profit from commodity price changes through the purchase and/or sale of commodity futures. In the process, the speculator assumes the risk that the hedger is transferring, and provides liquidity in the market. The CENTER ONLINE… …

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  • 2Speculation — • A term used with reference to business transactions to signify the investing of money at a risk of loss on the chance of unusual gain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Speculation     Speculation …

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  • 3Market capitalization — (often market cap) is a measurement of the value of the ownership interest that shareholders hold in a business enterprise. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding (shares that have been authorized, issued, and… …

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  • 4Market timing — is the strategy of making buy or sell decisions of financial assets (often stocks) by attempting to predict future market price movements. The prediction may be based on an outlook of market or economic conditions resulting from technical or… …

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  • 5Market sentiment — is the general prevailing attitude of investors as to anticipated price development in a market. This attitude is the accumulation of a variety of fundamental and technical factors, including price history, economic reports, seasonal factors, and …

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  • 6Market manipulation — describes a deliberate attempt to interfere with the free and fair operation of the market and create artificial, false or misleading appearances with respect to the price of, or market for, a security, commodity or currency.[1] Market… …

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  • 7speculation — (n.) late 14c., contemplation, consideration, from O.Fr. speculation, from L.L. speculationem (nom. speculatio) contemplation, observation, from L. speculatus, pp. of speculari observe, from specere to look at, view (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)).… …

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  • 8Speculation — Speculator redirects here. For the village, see Speculator, New York. For the Montana mining incident, see Speculator Mine disaster. This article is about the financial term. For other uses, see Speculation (disambiguation). Financial market… …

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  • 9speculation — noun 1 making guesses about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, intense, much, widespread ▪ further, increasing, renewed ▪ continuing ( …

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  • 10Spéculation sur les dettes souveraines européennes — La spéculation sur les dettes souveraines européennes est un phénomène lié à l apparition depuis la récente crise de la dette dans la zone euro de taux d obligations sur les marchés européens anormalement élevés qui laissent suspecter l effet d… …

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