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speculative risk
speculative risk : a risk that may result in either a loss or a gain compare pure risk ...
pure risk
pure risk : a risk that can only result in loss compare speculative risk ...
speculation
speculation : an act or instance of speculating: as a : assumption of unusual business risk in hopes of obtaining commensurate gain b : a transaction involving such speculation ...
investment
investment : investiture n 1 : the outlay of money usually for income or profit : capital outlay ;also : the sum invested or the property purchased 2 : the commitment of funds with a view to minimizing risk and safeguarding capital while earning a return compare speculation ...
venture
venture : an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger ;esp : a speculative business enterprise see also joint venture ...
Hedge fund
a mutual fund or partnership of investors who pool large sums of money to speculate in securities increasing the risk of such activity by using borrowed money to leverage the investments or by selling short...
speculate
speculate -lat·ed -lat·ing vi 1 : to theorize on the basis of insufficient evidence NOTE: A jury is not permitted to speculate on a matter about which insufficient evidence has been presented in reaching its verdict. 2 : to assume a business risk in hope of gain ;esp : to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations vt : to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence spec·u·la·tor [-lā-tər] n ...
underwrite
underwrite -wrote [-rōt, -rōt] -writ·ten [-rit-n, -rit-n] -writ·ing 1 a : to assume liability for (a risk) as an insurer [the insurer s individuals, not the group, in franchise health insurance] b : to issue or set the terms of (an insurance policy) 2 : to agree to purchase (all or part of a security issue) usually on a fixed date at a fixed price with the purpose or plan to resell by means of a public offering [was a security brokerage firm which as part of its business underwrote speculative new issues "UFITEC, S.A. v. Carter, 135 Cal. Rptr. 607 (1977)"] 3 a : to put up funds for or guarantee financial support of b : to assess the risk of (as a loan) ...
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