Regulated
How often have you been involved in a direct trade with another business only to end up getting less than you gave? Holding inventory or certificates you couldn’t use? Spending time and money to sell what you ended up with for pennies on the dollar? These are fairly common occurrences with direct trade deals (those deals made between individuals outside of a trade exchange environment) because there is no oversight. Trade exchanges create a common currency or medium of exchange that everyone can use to establish an objective value for their goods and services. In addition, trade exchanges monitor their members and enforce fair trading rules to make sure that all transactions benefit both parties.