Finansal spek\u00fclasyon; y\u00fcksek risk ta\u015f\u0131yan alanlarda risk \u00fcstlenerek, fiyat hareketleri ve beklentilerden yararlanmak suretiyle kazan\u00e7 elde etmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmak olarak tan\u0131mlanabilir. Fiyat\u0131 \u00e7ok d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f olan bir hisse senedinin ileride fiyat\u0131n\u0131n artaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek sat\u0131n al\u0131nmas\u0131 ya da tam tersine fiyat\u0131 \u00e7ok y\u00fckselmi\u015f olan bir hisse senedinin fiyat\u0131n\u0131n ileride d\u00fc\u015fece\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek sat\u0131lmas\u0131 finansal spek\u00fclasyon i\u00e7in \u00f6rnek olu\u015fturur. Spek\u00fclasyon, \u00e7o\u011fu kez piyasalara \u00e7e\u015fitli yollarla y\u00f6n vererek haks\u0131z kazan\u00e7 sa\u011flamaya y\u00f6nelik olan manip\u00fclasyonla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131l\u0131r. Oysa spek\u00fclasyon san\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi k\u00f6t\u00fc bir \u015fey de\u011fildir. Tam tersine a\u015f\u0131r\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131 zaman\u0131nda t\u00f6rp\u00fcleyerek krize d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fmesini \u00f6nledi\u011fi i\u00e7in bir \u00e7e\u015fit otomatik stabilizat\u00f6r g\u00f6revi g\u00f6r\u00fcr.<\/p>