I finally got around to watching some old Jeopardy's on my DVR, and they had a trading related question, which I was ashamed that I could not answer: From the Latin for "To Look At", they are investors out for short-term profit; Their money keeps the markets liquid & efficient. I will post the answer tomorrow, assuming no answers. No, you shouldn't Google it.
I flunked 4 years of high school Latin, just so I could answer questions like this. It was a blast. The first year, the guy was bitchy. I was a long-haired hippy-wannabe, and looked/played the slacker role with élon. Forrrrrr sure. So, the second year, I walked in, and he looks up with "Thomas!" (My proper Latin name, right?) "What're you doing here??? I saw you registered, but I never thought you'd stay with that choice." And I had to explain to him -- I didn't see a purpose in the other languages. (Everyone seemed to take them as a joke, so I did, too.) But Latin! Whether I became a lawyer (as my mother announced, "cuz you argue *everything* like a Philadelphia Lawwwwyah.") or as was my dream, to be a forest ranger/wildlife biologist/Euell Gibbons guy..... I would want the Latin either way. For sure. For sure. So, I was there for vocabulary only. Maybe some etiological context -- absolutely. But anything else is extra, and not likely to gain favor. (And I was enough of a snotnose to 'require' things to interest me, before I would work at all. Hoooo boy. ) He didn't really lay off until senior year. I was the only senior, and I just translated Caesar in the back of the room -- he'd come back, and we'd talk about politics, military campaigns, maybe culture some -- and then he'd hand me the vocab test that I'd burn through. Even acing those, I doubt I made better than a D, but.... I benefited hugely much. Love your Jeopardy Q. Solvitur Ambulando. (Et Vidi. )
Argh!!!!!! Not only did he miss the correct word (with a verb rather than the noun!) but HE DIDN'T ANSWER IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION. Jeeeeeez-oh-pete.
Word is "Speculari" means one who observes, a spy.... learnt it reading "Against The Gods" by Peter L. Berstein. Here is an interesting quote from the book pages 88-89, "Wealth was no longer something that had to be inherited from preceding generations: now it could be earned, discovered, accumulated, invested - and protected from loss." in reference to Lloyd's of London.
I live about 10 houses from John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin the postman from the Cheers TV show). I ran into him a couple times during my daily walks and talked to him; very friendly guy. Anyway, if you really want some good laughs, go to Netflix and look up the episode on Cheers where Cliff Clavin was on Jeopardy.