百度百科：投机指利用市场出现的价差进行买卖从中获得利润的交易行为。投机可分为实体经济投机和虚拟经济投机两大领域，其中内涵最为丰富、原理最为复杂的是证券投机。Wikipedia: Speculation is the purchase of an asset (a commodity, goods, or real estate) with the hope that it will become more valuable in the near future. In finance, speculation is also the practice of engaging in risky financial transactions in an attempt to profit from short term fluctuations in the market value of a tradable financial instrument—rather than attempting to profit from the underlying financial attributes embodied in the instrument such as capital gains, dividends, or interest.

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