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trading

NOUN
business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commerce deal dealings exchange industry manufacturing market sales selling trade traffic transaction
STRONG
affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts game industrialism merchandising racket undertaking
WEAK
buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

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If the stock starts trading erratically, bankers have a secret weapon to attempt to calm things down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Last year, one of the highest-profile offerings was that of software maker Figma, whose shares started trading just before 2 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

SpaceX share futures are trading at $167 on Hyperliquid External link, an exchange for perpetual futures.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Once shares start trading, their value could rise or fall depending on how many shares are made available for sale, and how strong the demand is for those shares.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Toward the end of 2005, Cassano promoted Al Frost, then went looking for someone to replace him as the ambassador to Wall Street’s bond trading desks.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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