- Speculator
- One, who attempts to anticipate price changes and, through buying and selling contracts, aims to make profits. A speculator does not use the market in connection with the production, processing, marketing or handling of a product.See: trader. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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someone who buys goods, shares, property, or foreign currency in the hope that their value will increase so that they can be sold again at a higher price in order to make a profit:• Speculators who bought the options before the bid and sold 24 hours later showed a 100% profit.
• a currency speculator
• a Wall Street speculator
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An investor who practices speculation. A speculator tries to anticipate price changes with a view to making profits. Generally, speculators have no long-term interest in the securities or assets they trade in.► See also Hedging.* * *
speculator UK US /ˈspekjʊleɪtər/ US /-ɚ/ noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET► a person who buys goods, property, money, etc. in the hope of selling them at a profit: »a currency/land/market speculator
»We should not bail out lenders, real estate speculators, or those who made the reckless decision to buy a home they knew they could never afford.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
