- present participle of trade.
trading
Example Sentences
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Na, who began trading stocks only this year, estimated that more than 80% of people in her social circle are actively investing, as well as all of her co-workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.35%, up for two consecutive trading days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
They can directly trade ICE Coffee C futures through a brokerage account that allows futures trading, but those contracts are large and highly leveraged.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Dale argues that, aside from a brief period, the Church invested in "South Sea Annuities" – which he describes as government bonds – rather than directly in the trading business of the South Sea Company.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The total losses he left behind him were reported to the Morgan Stanley board as a bit more than $9 billion: the single largest trading loss in the history of Wall Street.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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