In most cases, cryptocurrencies are used only for this.
That is why listing of tokens is so important and a lot of investors and traders are waiting for a listing.
A lot of depends from the choice of exchange for listing. Exchange must have a good liquidity and a lot of traders, but listing on such exchange costs a lot of money.
All that you called is of course very important, but you forgot the most important factor is the interest in the coin, traders should want to buy it.