trades
Exchanges goods mutually
Trades is the plural of trade—exchanges, transactions, or occupations involving skilled manual work.
The trades refers collectively to skilled crafts like plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work: He went into the trades instead of college.
In finance, trades are buy-and-sell transactions: The algorithm executed thousands of trades per second.
Learner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- masterAuthority or controller
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
carpenter · plumber · electrician · mason · welder · mechanic · blacksmith · woodworker
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
- swapExchange one for another
- dealAgreement or distribution
- haggleDispute price persistently
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
reciprocity · transaction · goods · commodities · services · quid pro quo · bazaar · flea market
Ownership stakes or inventory
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- optionsAvailable courses of action
forex · equities · derivatives · bonds · NASDAQ · NYSE · arbitrage · daytrading
Game participant
- swapExchange one for another
- dealAgreement or distribution
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
roster · free-agent · signing · contract · negotiation · agent · draft · prospect
Winds from the east
- doldrumsState of inactivity
- horse latitudesSubtropical zones of calm
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
sailing routes · mariners · navigation · Atlantic · Pacific · consistent · reliable · prevailing
apprentice
Learner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- masterAuthority or controller
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
artisan · carpenter · plumber · electrician · mason · welder · mechanic · blacksmith · woodworker · bricklayer
barter
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
negotiate · reciprocity · transaction · goods · commodities · services · quid pro quo · bazaar · flea market · marketplace
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- futuresContracts for future delivery
options · forex · equities · derivatives · bonds · NASDAQ · NYSE · arbitrage · daytrading · brokerage
player
Game participant
blockbuster · roster · free-agent · signing · contract · negotiation · agent · draft · prospect · acquisition
easterlies
Winds from the east
- doldrumsState of inactivity
- horse latitudesSubtropical zones of calm
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
equatorial · sailing routes · mariners · navigation · Atlantic · Pacific · consistent · reliable · prevailing · oceanic
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- selling verbshawks, peddles, vends, markets, retails
- Sports Managementathletic director, general manager, team manager, compliance officer, budget management
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- Pro Sportsteam, teams, league, players, roster
tradesprofessions
Skilled career fields
desk jobs · intellectual pursuits · office work · managerial roles · liberal arts
tradespastimes
Recreational leisure activities
hobbies · entertainments · leisure activities · recreations · amusements
- trading cardsCollectible illustrated rectangles
- fair trade coffeeJustly compensated grower beans
- trade inExchange for partial credit
- trade placesMutually exchange locations
- traded inSurrendered for credit
- trade skillsPractical occupational abilities
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