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trading firm

American  
[trayd-ing furm] / ˈtreɪd ɪŋ ˈfɜrm /

noun

  • trading firms
    plural
  1. Finance. a company or institution whose main purpose is to buy and sell securities.


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Or the trading firm could agree to rent the compute, or find someone else to rent it to for a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

He ultimately invested more than $1 billion in Genesis Digital through his cryptocurrency trading firm, Alameda Research, which ended up with a 20% stake in the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The trading firm formerly known as Gunvor is poised to become a major player in the Haynesville basin with $1.5 billion deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The trading firm has done a series of U.S. gas deals under Chief Executive Gary Pedersen, who replaced co-founder Torbjörn Törnqvist after an ill-fated attempt last fall to acquire the international operations of Russia’s Lukoil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

They longed for a relationship with some big Wall Street trading firm and mentioned the desire to their accountant.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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