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Swapping things you have for things you want, with extra steps and spreadsheets.
means The act of buying and selling assets, goods, or currencies, ideally for more than you paid.
from From Old English 'trada,' meaning a track or path — the route merchants beat between markets, eventually beating each other to profit.
Ancient rootsMesopotamians traded grain on clay tablets 5000 years ago.
Open outcryFloor traders used hand signals louder than shouting allowed.
Most loseRoughly 70-90% of day traders end up unprofitable.