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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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“I think we’re standing at the edge of a similar run today,” says Rational Equity Armor Fund portfolio manager Joe Tigay, who lived through the dot-com boom and bust as a floor trader.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

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

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

For floor trader families, necessity often meant opportunity.

From Reuters Jul. 2, 2015

"The numbers were better than anticipated, but I still feel that there's still some inherent risks with the economy," said Stephen Leuer, floor trader at X-FA Trading.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2010

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