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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

They are known in the industry and by Western officials as the Coral network, after a now-defunct trading firm where many of them used to work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Producers could unleash this supply as soon as temperatures drop and prices perk up, ultimately swamping markets and adding downward pressure to prices, energy trading firm EBW Analytics Group warned clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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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