speculation

speculation, n.

1. The buying or selling of something with the expectation of profiting from price fluctuations (he engaged in speculation in the stock market).

2. The act or practice of theorizing about matters over which there is no certain knowledge (the public’s speculation about the assassination of John F. Kennedy). — speculate, vb. — speculative, adj.

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译者张文，国际知名商学院金融专业，擅长翻译各种与结构性融资及衍生品诉讼相关的法律文件。