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floor broker

American

noun

a member of a stock or commodity exchange who executes orders on the floor of the exchange for other brokers.

Etymology

Origin of floor broker

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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On the morning of Monday, October 19, 1987, Art Hogan, then a floor broker at the Boston Stock Exchange, expected a possible rebound for stock prices.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2017

“I don’t think the downside is done,” said Peter Tuchman, floor broker for Quattro M. Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2016

Mr. Lichtenstein’s courtroom adversary, Mr. Cader, 54, started his career as a floor broker on the New York Stock Exchange for Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013

Joseph Ocrant, a floor broker and commodity trading adviser with Oak Investment Group in Chicago, said money in a segregated account is not supposed to be moved without an explicit direction from a customer.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2011

At length, after long deliberation, he went to young Bob Randall, floor broker for Parkman and Brooks.

From Loaded Dice by Clark, Ellery H.

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