trade on
verb
traded on; trading on; trades on
: to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit
… traded on their influence … in securing special favors.—
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The new blind spots create a space where employees can manipulate markets and trade on material nonpublic information (MNPI) without being easily detected.
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Kelvin Dickenson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
This launch came on the same day as SpaceX began trading on NASDAQ.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Because mature whiskey does not trade on a centralized exchange, finding the right buyer at the right time requires market knowledge and active relationships.
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William Jones,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The stock rose 2% after Nasdaq announced on Friday that SpaceX would be added to the Nasdaq 100 index before trading on July 7.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
The biggest of big media — from Amazon to Fox and Tubi to Netflix — are aggressively courting creators for deals as marketers scramble to tap into the heat around personalities who ply their trade on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and the like.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Prediction market Kalshi — which offers trades on everything from the World Cup top goalscorers to the winners of the reality show Love Island and the 2028 Democratic primary — sued Illinois on Tuesday over its latest push to regulate sports bets on the platform.
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Maggie Dougherty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The request follows a Wall Street Journal report alleging Polymarket paid social media influencers to film trades on websites designed to resemble the platform, even though the transactions were not real.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
Iren shares, which are traded on the Nasdaq, soared 1,200% over six months last year as part of the AI boom.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2026
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Kelvin Dickenson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
This launch came on the same day as SpaceX began trading on NASDAQ.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Because mature whiskey does not trade on a centralized exchange, finding the right buyer at the right time requires market knowledge and active relationships.
—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The stock rose 2% after Nasdaq announced on Friday that SpaceX would be added to the Nasdaq 100 index before trading on July 7.
—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
The biggest of big media — from Amazon to Fox and Tubi to Netflix — are aggressively courting creators for deals as marketers scramble to tap into the heat around personalities who ply their trade on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and the like.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Prediction market Kalshi — which offers trades on everything from the World Cup top goalscorers to the winners of the reality show Love Island and the 2028 Democratic primary — sued Illinois on Tuesday over its latest push to regulate sports bets on the platform.
—
Maggie Dougherty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The request follows a Wall Street Journal report alleging Polymarket paid social media influencers to film trades on websites designed to resemble the platform, even though the transactions were not real.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
Iren shares, which are traded on the Nasdaq, soared 1,200% over six months last year as part of the AI boom.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2026
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