A person who makes risky investments, anticipating a major change in the future price of the asset. Some people differentiate between an investor and a speculator based on the intrinsic risk associated with the type of transactions each is prone to make.

Use speculator in a sentence

I was just a normal speculator and did what I could to make some money, even if it involved some risks.


The speculator had unlimited upside potential to gain but he had a limited downside potential as it was not his money he would be losing.


A speculator can often experience extreme gains and losses based on their risky investment behavior and can be compared to a "high roller" type gambler.


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