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floor trader

American  

noun

  1. a member of a stock or commodity exchange who executes orders on the floor of the exchange for their own account.


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The longtime floor trader survived several of what he calls “it-looks-like-the-end-of-the-world” markets: Black Monday in 1987; the Great Financial Crisis; the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

Nicholson’s father was a floor trader in the Treasury bond futures pit at the Chicago Board of Trade.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

Under the terms of the bet, when Mr. Van Peebles lost, he had to go to work as a floor trader.

From Washington Post Sep. 22, 2021

A floor trader walks during afternoon trading at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2016.

From Reuters Aug. 20, 2021

Peter Tuchman, a floor trader for Quattro Securities, noticed that his colleagues on the trading floor were bringing their lunches from home rather than ordering out.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2020

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