change hands

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Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 3% to change hands above $85 a barrel, close to its most expensive since the summer of 2024.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

AMD shares slumped 9.1% in premarket trading on Wednesday and were set to change hands at $220.20 each, the lowest since late December.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Currently, when investors buy or sell a stock, the cash and shares don’t change hands behind the scenes until the next business day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Global oil prices, curiously, were little changed, with Brent crude, the global benchmark, rising around 1.7% to change hands at $61.81 a barrel.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

There was no need on either side—long or short—for cash to change hands.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis