trade on

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to exploit or take advantage of

   he traded on her endless patience

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trade on Idioms  

1. Profit by, exploit, as in The children of celebrities often trade on their family names. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Defense may no longer be just a trade on conflict.

From MarketWatch

It’s unclear how many companies have taken the step of explicitly banning employees from using work-related information to trade on prediction markets.

From Barron's

Rolls-Royce shares jumped 5% in London trade on Thursday, to extend their year-to-date return to just over 20%.

From MarketWatch

Rolls-Royce shares jumped 5% in London trade on Thursday, to extend their year-to-date return to just over 20%.

From MarketWatch

The greenback is likely to “trade on the back foot while sustained positive risk sentiment could support continued foreign inflows into the region,” the strategists add.

From The Wall Street Journal