speculative

Example Sentences

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The cryptocurrency exchange Hyperliquid lists perpetual futures, a highly speculative flavor of derivatives, tracking West Texas Intermediate crude—the U.S. benchmark—and other commodities.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s only relevant when they reflect or encourage speculative buying.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This is not just a speculative activity - it's actually a matter of physical supply of oil, and people are bidding to make sure that they don't run out," he told the BBC.

From BBC

David Kirsch at the University of Maryland said estimates of Musk's wealth are inevitably "highly speculative" because a large share depends on equity assets whose valuations depend on whether anticipated growth pans out.

From Barron's

Volatility was also a significant underperformer as investors moved away from speculative, high beta stocks that often see outsize movements, toward more stable names, said the Barclays team.

From MarketWatch