Like many speculators, Keynes used borrowed money for his investments, and this left him vulnerable to margin calls when the markets turned against him.
Because technology can change quickly, many speculators will continue to try (and, for the most part, fail) to get in early on the next Microsoft or Google.
Many speculators now doubt that they can have it both ways.
Certainly, decorators and dilettantes were thin on the ground, but many speculators are connoisseurs who relish the prospect of picking up work at lower prices and waiting for the next surge.
Commodity funds and many speculators both chase and create market momentum.
Swooning commodity prices will wipe out many speculators, so don't be among them.
Many speculators will be looking at this experiment to see if it can work.
The back-of-the-envelope math worked for many homebuyers — first-timers and speculators alike — as long as home prices kept rising quickly.
This year's favorite at 4/1 (as of Sunday evening): Amos Oz, the Israeli author and political activist, who has been on Nobel speculators' short-lists for many years.
Simon Peter Nangiro, chairman for Karamoja Mines Association, said speculators have been holding licences for many years but the government has kept quiet about it.
