speculation; speculative investment; gambling on stocks
Refers to high-risk investment aiming for short-term capital gains, often contrasted with 投資 (investment). Can carry a negative nuance of gambling.
He lost a fortune through speculation.
Speculative stock trading is high-risk.
He speculated in land and lost a fortune.
Amid the recession, many companies turned to speculation.
That land became a target of speculation.
He got involved in a speculative deal.
相場 refers to market price or trading in general, while 投機 specifically denotes the risky, speculative kind of trading done for quick profit.
投機 is the neutral financial term for speculative trading, while マネーゲーム carries a more negative, casino-like connotation of treating money as mere play.
投機 refers to the act of speculative trading itself, while 思惑 (in finance) refers to the speculative expectation or motive driving such trades.
ヘッジ aims to reduce risk by offsetting potential losses, while 投機 means taking on risk in hopes of a large gain.
投機 is financial speculation such as trading stocks or land that serves an economic function, whereas 賭博 is pure gambling, often illegal and purely for chance-based winnings.
speculator; venturer
speculator; adventurer
speculative spirit; speculative mindset
speculation fever; speculative mania
speculative
From 投 (throw) and 機 (opportunity), literally 'throwing at an opportunity', referring to speculative ventures.