| SPECULATORS | They invest in stocks in the hope of selling for a profit (11) |
| BEAR | One who sells stocks in the expectation of a price decline (4) |
| BUGATTI | Which carmaker made the 12-litre Type 41 Royale in the 1930s, with one selling for a reported $US20M in 1999? (7) |
| STAG | One who buys shares in the hope of selling them immediately for a profit |
| SPECULATOR | One who invests in stocks, property and other ventures in the hope of making a profit (10) |
| OPENBUSINESS | Ticket selling for a major golf event? |
| PITCHER | One giving a talk in the hope of selling vessel |
| IRISHSTEW | Cooked meat and veg in stock in Sligo? (5,4) |
| KITCARSON | Artist back in stock, in refined Colorado town (3,6) |
| ACLEANSLATE | What someone is said to have when starting again in the hope of success (1,5,5) |
| PLAYFORTIME | (To) delay in the hope of future advantage |
| PANICBUYING | Sudden purchase of stocks in anticipation of disaster (5,6) |
| SPECULATION | Investment in stocks, property etc. that carries high risk but the possibility of large rewards (11) |
| STOCKBROKER | A dealer in stocks (11) |
| MONEYSUPPLY | Total financial stock in the economy (5,6) |
| ARB | Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential). |
| TOUT | A spy or informer; a fit of the sulks; a person who buys tickets to resell them for a profit; or, a tipster who secretly watches racehorses to gain profitable information (4) |
| MERRIMAC | An iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North. |
| TRADESIN | Offers an old car to a dealer in the hope of getting a lower price on a new one (6,2) |
| CHANCES | Takes a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome |
