Before monetary systems were created, trade was the primary method of payment in the exchange of goods and services. Trading is a basic and simple principle that has existed for hundreds of years, validating that the underlying principle is sound, fair and universally accepted.

Known today as Corporate Trade, many worldwide companies use trade as an integral part of their business operations to maximize the value of their unwanted or depreciated assets.

Corporate Trade employs the issuance and use of financial trade credits as the currency to acquire goods and services, which they would have otherwise paid for in cash, to help offset ordinary and reoccurring expenses.

According to a June 2007 report from The Association of National Advertisers, $1.5 billion of media was purchased using financial trade credits in 2006. In collaboration with a marketer's advertising agency, corporate trade allows clients to purchase specific media schedules with a reduced cash outlay and at the same time dispose of certain undesirable assets.