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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Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi let users trade on real-world outcomes—everything from election results to inflation data to what the Federal Reserve chair might say.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
For one, oil is traded on a global market, so events happening halfway around the globe impact prices for everyone.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
More than $162,000 has already been traded on this single Kalshi market, reflecting growing interest as attention slowly turns toward the 2028 cycle.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
By election day, a volume of over $500 million in presidential election bets had been traded on Kalshi alone.
—Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Key Points Crypto investment firm CoinShares will begin trading on Nasdaq Wednesday through a SPAC merger with Vine Hill Capital.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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
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Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
For one, oil is traded on a global market, so events happening halfway around the globe impact prices for everyone.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
More than $162,000 has already been traded on this single Kalshi market, reflecting growing interest as attention slowly turns toward the 2028 cycle.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
By election day, a volume of over $500 million in presidential election bets had been traded on Kalshi alone.
—Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Key Points Crypto investment firm CoinShares will begin trading on Nasdaq Wednesday through a SPAC merger with Vine Hill Capital.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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
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“Trade on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20on. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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