buy and sell
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Investors can buy and sell shares of the fund on the stock market, but new money typically does not flow into the underlying investments.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“They may pass the costs to the American importer and exporter and ultimately to their customers, whether it be American consumers, factories or others who buy and sell these products.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Investors can buy and sell shares on the open market without any limits, and those trades move the share prices up and down as they would any public equity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Prediction markets are online marketplaces that allow people to buy and sell stakes in futures of almost anything, from sporting events to asset prices, elections and military conflicts.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
A thirty-five cent piece was big enough for a man with an ice shaver to buy and sell “icies,” shaved ice with flavored syrup, and make a day’s wage.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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