Platforms that bring buyers and sellers together can be extremely lucrative investments. That's particularly true when they benefit from powerful long-term trends. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) is one such company. The cloud-based advertising platform helps businesses optimize their ad campaigns, which, in turn, brings more revenue to publishers and other ad sellers.

The Trade Desk's platform-based business model delivers fortune-building gains to its investors, and it's likely to continue to do so in the years ahead. Here are three reasons why the digital ad specialist's stock is still a great buy today.

Cord-cutting is reshaping the advertising industry. As eyeballs shift from traditional cable and broadcast TV to streaming services, marketers are redirecting their ad spending to meet their customers where they are.

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