Preferred Term
SPECULATION
Scope Note
Purchase or sale of commodities, currencies or other assets, e.g., land, in the expectation of profit or protection against risk of loss arising from fluctuations in prices
Hierarchy
02 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
Broader Terms
ECONOMIC THEORY
Narrower Terms
LAND SPECULATION
Related Terms
ARBITRAGE
FINANCIAL FUTURES MARKETS
HEDGING
PROFIT
RISK
STOCK MARKETS
STOCKS
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1006130
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