stockjobbing

/ˈstɑkˌdʒɑbɪŋ/
noun
  1. The business or activity of buying and selling stocks and shares.
    • The novel describes the fast-paced world of stockjobbing in Victorian England.
    • He made his fortune through stockjobbing on the exchange.
    • Stockjobbing was a common career in London during the 1800s.
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