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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

dealings, transaction, dealing go
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism go
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

trading
buying or selling securities or commodities

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bond trading, bond-trading activity go
trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)
program trading go
a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs
short sale, short selling go
sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
short covering go
the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
insider trading go
buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential