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Tags: money
Categories: Economics & Finance
The practice of engaging in risky financial transactions in an attempt to profit from short or medium term fluctuations in the market value of a tradable good such as a financial instrument, rather than attempting to profit from the underlying financial attributes embodied in the instrument such as capital gains, interest, or dividends.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculation)
