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floor trading

British

noun

trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange Compare screen trading

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In the days of floor trading, those working in the pits needed to be human calculators, instantly assessing how prices fluctuated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Ground floor trading units and the Harris Library remain open inside the building.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023

For the third day running, the LME said there would be no official settlement price for nickel, which is usually set in open-outcry floor trading around midday.

From Reuters ● Mar. 18, 2022

The SEC’s mission has expanded significantly in the digital era beyond mere regulation of stock floor trading.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Oil fell 0.5 percent to $94.49 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where floor trading was closed yesterday for the Independence Day holiday.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 5, 2011

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