From Thurlow's position, a crapshoot is a rational way to play the market.
In a nation where half the households play the market (or at least have some money invested there), you'd think an enterprising novelist would pick Wall Street as the backdrop for popular, high-stakes whodunits.
None of this has had any lasting effect on the share price of Sturm Ruger, the only pure handgun play on the market.
For all the lofty predictions about its future, the stocks are still a beta play on the market.
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Most retail investors tend to invest in Russia as a pure play through the Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX).
This stock offers a way to play the gold market without assuming the costs and risks of a traditional mining company.
This is true even if their growth rate slows somewhat, so Joy is a good way to play the energy market in China.
Another play is the Market Vector Mortgage REIT Income ETF ( MORT), which came out in August 2011, but is very small and more illiquid than REM.
Americans are more concerned than ever about the role manufacturing can play in the job market.
Many private investors had got money on credit to play the seemingly unstoppable stock market, just as some of their 1990s counterparts play today's market by "margin" trading on the internet.
And there is no reason that Apple will not make an actual TV as well, but the big play for market share will come from the peripheral.
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The more people play beat-the-market, the less chance they have of doing it.
Utilities, consumer-staple companies and other safe-play stocks trailed the market as investors took on more risk.
Softkinetic is making a play for the videogame market, forming partnerships with game-makers like EA Sports.
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But is it the best way to play the roaring bull market in precious metals?
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Also, since Elliott largely doesn't play in the derivatives market, Mr. Singer bears few of the costs if that market is regulated more heavily.
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Private insurers who think they have a way to profit and want to continue to play in the individual market will not be prevented from doing so.
The idea: These sponsors, other corporations and individuals who like to play speculator will use the market to make calculated bets on rain, snow, heat, cold or wind.
Should Apple, Samsung and others bring these connected watch products to market, overtime its bound to play out just like the smartphone market frantic product announcements will follow as more players look to get into this latest growth market.
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Cook confirmed on the recent earnings call that they know they have to play in the pre-pay market to drive the kinds of volumes they want.
Most of the major players in up-market branded jewelry play the celebrity-event game.
Moves in the market often play out simply because a large group of traders and investors are reacting based on the same set of rules.
Potato-growers the only producers anxious to play catch-up in the burgeoning market for low-carb foods.
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