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Anne，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与投资顾问法联邦及地方注册相关的法律文件。