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

Chicago acquired Ivey and his expiring contract in a three-team trade on Feb. 3.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Although Israel and the U.S. launched their attacks on Feb. 28., most investors didn’t have an opportunity to trade on these developments until markets reopened for the March 2 session.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

A few days later, some Democrats in Congress introduced a bill to ban federal officials from using nonpublic information to trade on prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Shares of space companies soared in US trade on Wednesday following a report that technology multi-billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX could this week file to list shares on the stock market.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“It seemed rather than six months to get our trade on we had one week.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis