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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Alibaba is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
SpaceX is slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Shares in the rocket manufacturer are expected to start trading on Friday, in what is set to be the biggest IPO ever.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Also on Thursday, SpaceX will price its IPO, and shares will begin trading on Friday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 June 2026
For a corner of finance that usually trades on whether a company can pay a 4% or 5% coupon for the next decade, that is a large amount of paper to absorb.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Greenlight did the first-ever block trade on Kalshi, in April, a six-figure bet that an auction of carbon allowances in California would settle above a specific price.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which filed for an IPO in May, is slated to start trading on the stock market this month.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Roughly a year ago, the Giants traded Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III and Jose Bello to the Boston Red Sox for Devers in a shocking blockbuster trade on Father’s Day.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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ABC News, 8 June 2026
SpaceX is slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Shares in the rocket manufacturer are expected to start trading on Friday, in what is set to be the biggest IPO ever.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Also on Thursday, SpaceX will price its IPO, and shares will begin trading on Friday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 June 2026
For a corner of finance that usually trades on whether a company can pay a 4% or 5% coupon for the next decade, that is a large amount of paper to absorb.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Greenlight did the first-ever block trade on Kalshi, in April, a six-figure bet that an auction of carbon allowances in California would settle above a specific price.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which filed for an IPO in May, is slated to start trading on the stock market this month.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Roughly a year ago, the Giants traded Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III and Jose Bello to the Boston Red Sox for Devers in a shocking blockbuster trade on Father’s Day.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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“Trade on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20on. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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