zaitech

Meaning

Noun

• Application of financial engineering techniques in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984.
• Speculative financial investments, using simple financial leverage as well as financial engineering, in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984.

Origin

• From Japanese 財テク, from blend of 財務 and テクノロジー, the latter, from English technology. The -tech in zaitech reflects the original borrowing of English.