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[[File:Ss fe02 trade.png|thumb|[[Dyute]] and [[Silk]] exchanging their [[Prayer Ring]] and [[Leather Shield]].]]

[[Trade]] (Japanese: {{hover|交換|Kōkan}}, ''trade''), is a map menu option that exists in nearly every {{FES}} game. It allows two adjacent units to give or exchange [[item]]s and [[weapon]]s with each-other. There are only two games where trading as a function does not exist in its full form.  

{{FE1}} and {{FE4}} both lack the ability to swap items between units directly. This also makes {{FE2}} the first ''Fire Emblem'' series game to actually introduce the ability to switch items between two units at once, instead of {{title|Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}}'s ''give'' system, which only allowed units to place items into each-other's empty inventory spaces. This made managing inventory space and items very cumbersome and a waste of turns.

{{title|Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}} only has the "Give" option, which places an item in an adjacent unit's inventory if they have a free slot, if they do not have a free slot, they cannot accept the item. {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} does not allow trading at all, instead, items must be sold to the pawn shop and rebought by the character that needs the item.

The first game to truly feature a item trading feature was {{title|Gaiden}}, this feature has been present in most games since. Trade is also accessible from the Preparations Menu in most games, allowing the player to organize unit inventory without wasting turns in battle. Trading allows the player to access both units' inventory and exchange or give items at will. Many items can be moved around the inventory at once, as long as the player does not leave the inventory menu. Once the player leaves the inventory menu, the active units turn is ended.

There are a handful of items in the {{FES}} that are trade locked, and thus cannot be traded at all. The game that primarily features this is {{FE10}}, where items like [[Ragnell]] cannot be removed from [[Ike]]'s inventory. The item having this condition is denoted by a lock icon on the item list. Though in some cases, this lock is removed after certain story events.

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File:Ss fe02 trade.png|[[Dyute]] and [[Silk]] exchanging their [[Prayer Ring]] and [[Leather Shield]].

File:Ss fe06 trade.png|[[Saul]] trading [[Heal]] for the [[Saint's Staff]] in {{FE6}}.

File:Ss fe07 trade.png|[[Nils]] trading the [[Iron Rune]] for one of [[Eliwood]]'s [[Elixir]]s in {{FE7}}.

File:Ss fe08 trade.png|[[Eirika]] trading a [[Vulnerary]] into one of [[Moulder]]'s empty inventory spaces in {{FE8}}.

File:Ss fe13 trade.png|[[Tiki]] trading an Elixir into an empty space in [[Morgan]]'s inventory in {{FE13}}.

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