speculation in futures

基本解釋

The steep rise in food prices, she argues, is the result of speculation in the futures markets;
她認為，糧食價格的劇增，是期貨市場投機活動的結果；
The report notes speculation in the futures market of primary agricultural commodities is behind much of the volatility in food prices.
聯合國的這位食物權特別報告員還指出，食品價格的劇烈動蕩主要是農產品期貨市場上的投機活動造成的。
The steep rise in food prices, she argues, is the result of speculation in the futures markets; the famine is a chance for stricter financial regulation.
她認為，糧食價格的劇增，是期貨市場投機活動的結果；而這次饑荒也是嚴格財政控制的良機。

Meanwhile, events in two large oil-producing countries are feeding speculation in futures markets.
ECONOMIST: Oil prices
This must indicate the regulators want to wipe out the traders in leveraged gold and silver futures to get speculation and volatility out of the gold and silver markets.
FORBES: Silver Down 30%, Gold Off 11% As Panic Hits Precious Metals