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BEAR SPECULATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A speculator on the stock exchange who anticipates a fall in the value of a certain security and therefore sells stocks which he or she does not possess in the hope of buying them back more cheaply at a later date (frequently in the same account period), thus making a profit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Spéculateur qui joue à la baisse sur le marché des valeurs mobilières ou un autre marché officiel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Persona que prevé una baja de las cotizaciones de los valores y vende sus valores con el objeto de recomprarlos posteriormente a precios más bajos.

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