speculator
Example Sentences
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Hedge funds and other speculators are positioning for further gains, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data.
"He's a speculator, he buys and sells," they told me.
From BBC
As traders hang on every headline and speculators propel huge price swings that ripple through markets, Yawger added, “Where’s the line between fantasy and reality? It’s hard to say.”
In both cases, speculators pounced on a rare and profitable pricing anomaly that can’t last for very long.
Their surging popularity has sparked waves of concern over allegations of insider trading—and how speculators have hit it big on macabre wagers over war, death and crime.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
