1.   Speculators borrow and sell a currency hoping it falls and they can buy it back later for a profit.

2.   Speculators borrow and sell ringgit betting the currency will fall and they can buy it back more cheaply later, the difference being their profit.

3.   Speculators borrow shares and sell them, hoping to buy them later at a lower price and return them, keeping the difference.

4.   The French central bank Wednesday morning made it harder for speculators to borrow money to turn a quick profit.

5.   Valley land speculators have borrowed millions of dollars from government worker pension funds in deals that involve potentially high risks.