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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Into that volatility, the machines trade on — faster than any human, and for now, less visibly than any regulator would like.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Dustin Gouker, an executive and analyst who covers the gambling industry, says the commission is not currently in the business of cherry-picking what can and can't be traded on prediction markets.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Elon Musk, the wealthiest person alive, became the first-ever trillionaire when SpaceX stock began trading on Friday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Before Friday, the trillion-dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt) of a handful of major economies — and, in the last decade alone, the value of some of the biggest companies to ever trade on the stock market.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Thirty minutes before market close, the stock remained steady at just over $162, and more than 172 million shares were traded on Nasdaq alone, taking over a record previously held by Nokia, which became the second-most active stock on the exchange.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Before trading begins Some investors can participate in an IPO before a stock starts trading on a public exchange.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The new approach The Oilers will trade veteran defenceman Darnell Nurse this summer, after Nurse requested a trade on Thursday.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
This launch came on the same day as SpaceX began trading on NASDAQ.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Dustin Gouker, an executive and analyst who covers the gambling industry, says the commission is not currently in the business of cherry-picking what can and can't be traded on prediction markets.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Elon Musk, the wealthiest person alive, became the first-ever trillionaire when SpaceX stock began trading on Friday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Before Friday, the trillion-dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt) of a handful of major economies — and, in the last decade alone, the value of some of the biggest companies to ever trade on the stock market.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Thirty minutes before market close, the stock remained steady at just over $162, and more than 172 million shares were traded on Nasdaq alone, taking over a record previously held by Nokia, which became the second-most active stock on the exchange.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Before trading begins Some investors can participate in an IPO before a stock starts trading on a public exchange.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The new approach The Oilers will trade veteran defenceman Darnell Nurse this summer, after Nurse requested a trade on Thursday.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
This launch came on the same day as SpaceX began trading on NASDAQ.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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