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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Kalshi is barring athletes and coaches from betting on their sports and preventing politicians from trading on their campaigns, Axios reported.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The series traded on the glamorous sheen of their mythos but never cracked below it.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Last month, in the run-up to the latest round of American and Israeli attacks on Iran, some $529 million was traded on the platform tied to the timing of the strikes, Bloomberg News reported.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Crude is effectively trading on a geopolitical risk premium as investors hedge against prolonged disruptions and critically low inventories, Goldman said.
—Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
But in 2024, roughly 20 million barrels of oil and petroleum products passed through it every day—about 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption and approximately 25% of all seaborne oil trade on Earth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Stephen Cloobeck, a businessman and former candidate for California governor, recently said he was blocked from trading on Kalshi.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Lawsuits have ramped up as trading on the platforms surged over the past year, with the industry quickly turning into a multibillion-dollar business.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Each day, the volume of money traded on five-minute markets reaches into the tens of millions, the majority of which is on Bitcoin.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The series traded on the glamorous sheen of their mythos but never cracked below it.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Last month, in the run-up to the latest round of American and Israeli attacks on Iran, some $529 million was traded on the platform tied to the timing of the strikes, Bloomberg News reported.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Crude is effectively trading on a geopolitical risk premium as investors hedge against prolonged disruptions and critically low inventories, Goldman said.
—Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
But in 2024, roughly 20 million barrels of oil and petroleum products passed through it every day—about 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption and approximately 25% of all seaborne oil trade on Earth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Stephen Cloobeck, a businessman and former candidate for California governor, recently said he was blocked from trading on Kalshi.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Lawsuits have ramped up as trading on the platforms surged over the past year, with the industry quickly turning into a multibillion-dollar business.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Each day, the volume of money traded on five-minute markets reaches into the tens of millions, the majority of which is on Bitcoin.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Trade on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20on. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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