HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt TradeThe financial definition for Trade:An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered "done" or final. Settlement occurs 1-5 business days later. Similar MatchesBalance of tradeBalance of tradeNet flow of goods (exports minus imports) between two countries. Basket tradesBasket tradesRelated: Program trades. Block tradeBlock tradeA large trading order, defined on the New York Stock Exchange as an order that consists of 10,000 shares of a given stock or at a total market value of $200,000 or more. Further SuggestionsBlock traderChicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Counter trade Crossed trade Day trade Dividend trade roll or play Exchange Traded Funds Click to compare definitions of Trade Click to view definitions beginning tr |