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She is a stock trader.
early explorers and fur traders
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Rather, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi allow traders to buy and sell contracts among themselves, with the companies collecting a small fee on each trade.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Gold—which is supposed to be a safe haven—took a sharp dip yesterday, an indicator that traders just want their cash out of assets generally.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The Republican tax plan is affordable, senators said, because Wall Street has been booming with capital gains that have filled the state coffers through the state income tax from stock traders that include millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
The futures markets indicated that traders don’t see much of a chance of a rate cut until July at the earliest.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Gold—which is supposed to be a safe haven—took a sharp dip yesterday, an indicator that traders just want their cash out of assets generally.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The Republican tax plan is affordable, senators said, because Wall Street has been booming with capital gains that have filled the state coffers through the state income tax from stock traders that include millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
The futures markets indicated that traders don’t see much of a chance of a rate cut until July at the earliest.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trader. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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trader
noun
trad·er
ˈtrād-ər 
1
: a person who trades
2
: a ship engaged in trade
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