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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As a commodity, oil derivatives are largely traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Ross has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange since 1985.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Sliding slightly out-of-the-money solves that liquidity headache and gets the trade on the books.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Marves Fairley and Shane Hennen were arrested for what prosecutors say were their roles in a scheme that traded on nonpublic information to bet on NBA games.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The Sharks made one trade on Friday, sending pending unrestricted free agent defensemen Timothy Liljegren to the Washington Capitals for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Kalshi is a first Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
These funds track the price of silver and trade on stock exchanges like regular shares.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the wake of the first strikes on Iran, Polymarket briefly allowed trades on when a nuclear weapon was likely to be detonated.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Ross has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange since 1985.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Sliding slightly out-of-the-money solves that liquidity headache and gets the trade on the books.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Marves Fairley and Shane Hennen were arrested for what prosecutors say were their roles in a scheme that traded on nonpublic information to bet on NBA games.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The Sharks made one trade on Friday, sending pending unrestricted free agent defensemen Timothy Liljegren to the Washington Capitals for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Kalshi is a first Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
These funds track the price of silver and trade on stock exchanges like regular shares.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the wake of the first strikes on Iran, Polymarket briefly allowed trades on when a nuclear weapon was likely to be detonated.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Trade on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20on. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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