agiotage

n.

[F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio.]
Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds.

Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life.

Landor.

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speculative dealing on the stock exchange

IN BRIEF: n. - A fee charged for exchanging currencies.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a fee charged for exchanging currencies
  Synonyms: agio, premium, exchange premium

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