change hands

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Currently, when investors buy and sell stocks, the cash and shares don’t change hands behind the scenes until the next business day in a process called “T+1 settlement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

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

Some of that drop was being clawed back in midday trading Wednesday, with the shares rising 6.9%, against a 1.1% decline for the S&P 500, to change hands at $157.90 each.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The yen surged nearly 2.9% from Friday’s closing levels in early Monday trading to change hands at 153.66 against the U.S. dollar, the highest in two months.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis