speculators

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Assuming computing futures do make it to market, the idea that they could find their way into the portfolios of speculators and otherwise ordinary investors isn’t all that far-fetched.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

He pressured Berlin’s biggest banks to issue a joint statement restricting margin loans, which enable speculators to trade stocks with borrowed money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Cocoa markets remain volatile due to speculators and climate change risks, but prices are unlikely to return to 2025 highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Japan’s yen surged against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the country’s top currency official issued a “final advisory” to market speculators following the yen’s slump to its lowest levels in two years.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

One of the reasons he did not mind if original holders of government securities sold out to speculators was that he preferred to see the money in fewer hands.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis