paper trade

noun

The business of buying and selling paper.

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Meanings

nounthe paper trade
  1. The business of buying and selling paper.
  2. UKobsoleteslangThe sale of printed song lyrics by street peddlers.
nounpaper trade (plural paper trades)

plural paper trades

  1. businessA single transaction within paper trading, i.e. an order in a hypothetical portfolio for learning the stock market.
verbpaper trade (third-person singular simple present paper trades, present participle paper trading, simple past and past participle paper traded)

present singular third person paper trades · participle present paper trading · participle past paper traded · past paper traded

  1. intransitivebusinessTo engage in or order in the context of paper trading.

    I suggest you paper trade for 2 to 3 months before you start live trading with real money.

    2017, Oleg A. Pozhidaev, Proven Trading Strategies For Winning In The Stock Market, Market Prowler LLC / Black Pen Industries LLC, unnumbered page
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