arbitrage - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price

finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

foreign direct investment - investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)

leveraging, leverage - investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company

pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"