anti-speculative
adjective
an·ti-spec·u·la·tive
ˌan-tē-ˈspe-kyə-lə-tiv 
-ˌlā-,
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antispeculative
: serving or intended to discourage or restrict financial speculation : anti-speculation
The government's wartime policies also repressed private finance in multiple and reinforcing ways, including … an intensification of the anti-speculative financial regulation of the New Deal.—
Robert Kuttner
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Critics find that the surge of anti-speculative ticketing bills around the country is a way for Ticketmaster to divert attention from its own legal troubles and shift attention onto the resale market.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Anti-speculative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-speculative. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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