Yes, my dear, it's a risky trade I've chosen.

But why would Israel engage in such risky trade now - especially with a country that has armed Israel's sworn enemies like Iran?

Both men continue to ply their risky trade in hard-to-ge consumer products along a sales route that takes them from the Mediterranean to Pakistan.

It has been suggested that he also participated in the lucrative - but risky - trade in contraband goods during the war.

And she admits she was trying a risky one-day trade.

So when times are good, even the most unimpressive banker can seem a hero by taking riskier trades and earning greater profits.

It was a gambling firm, quite willing to commit large amounts of capital on risky trades.

In December 2003 Hunter's trading group lost $400 million in a single week in an excessively risky trade.

Big profits that come from big, risky trades are a recipe for big, unexpected write-offs.

"It is a little bit of a risky trade on our part," continued McIlvaine.