[1] Edinger's marriage to Gylbert Wigand Michelbecker's daughter secured him a position in some of Copenhagen's most prominent business circles.
In 1723, together with two other merchants, he submitted a proposal to give Copenhagen a monopoly to stock wine, tobacco and salt.
Although the proposal was immediately rejected by Kommercekollegiet, it was implemented by poster of 1 June 1726,[clarification needed] but the monopoly was lifted again in 1730.
In addition to trading in goods, he ran an extensive brokerage and commission business, arranging exchange transactions and payments for the Rentekammeret.
On 15 December 1686, Edinger married Else Margrethe Michelbecker (1668–1720), daughter of merchant Gysbert Wigand M. (1636–92) and Anna Ludewigs (1647–1724).