trading // noun [U]

CROSS-TRADING, DAY TRADING, EMISSIONS TRADING, FAIR TRADING, HORSE-TRADING, INSIDER TRADING, OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING, PRINCIPAL TRADING, PROGRAMME TRADING, PROPRIETARY TRADING

1

the activity of buying and selling things:

Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to the holidays.

The group has been badly hit by tough trading conditions.

unfair trading practices

oil/diamond trading

new laws on Sunday trading

(= shops/stores being open on Sundays)

❖ disappointing/excellent/illegal/poor/strong trading

◆ Internet/online trading

2 (Finance ; Stock Exchange )

the activity of buying and selling shares, currencies, etc:

Shares worth $8 million changed hands during a day of hectic trading.

When trading resumed the next day, the company's share price collapsed.

fast electronic trading of futures

❖ busy/heavy/hectic/intensive/light/quiet trading

◆ commodity/currency/equity/share/stock trading

• limited company
• limited edition
• limited liability
• limited partnership
• limit order
• limousine service
• linchpin
• line
• lineage
• line authority
• line extension
• line filling
• line graph
• line management
• line manager
• line stretching
• link
• linkage
• link-up
• lion's share
• liquid
• liquidate
• liquidated damages
• liquidation
• liquidator