play the market

Meaning

1. to buy and sell stocks and shares in order to make a profit

In the movies · 2

• Could be. Uh, you play the market?Some Like It Hot1959
• Even the person with very little disposable income all of a sudden began to play in the stock market, because nobody could fail.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

Learn it in full scenes

• Some Like It Hot1959
  • Cops Raid the Speakeasy
  • Joe and Jerry Decide to Be Girls
  • Spats Wipes Out Toothpick Charlie
• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
  • Enron's Dabhol Plant in Ruins
  • Fastow Admits Both Sides
  • Skilling Loses It on the Call

From the same entry

• in the market for
• on the market
• on the open market
• a buyer's market
• price yourself out of the market
• a seller's market