English Dictionary

death play

名詞

不可算名詞

(stock market) The buying of company stock based on the belief that an executive in the company will soon die, with the expectation that the stock will rise in price because of it.

日本語の意味

企業の役員が近々亡くなると予想し、それにより株価が上昇するとの期待でその企業の株を購入する株式市場の取引手法

Some investors were accused of engaging in a death play after they quietly bought shares in the company when the CEO's health suddenly declined.

CEOの健康が急変した際に株を密かに買い集めたとして、一部の投資家は経営者の死を見越した株の買いを行ったと非難された。

意味（1）

(stock market) The buying of company stock based on the belief that an executive in the company will soon die, with the expectation that the stock will rise in price because of it.