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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Example Sentences

“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

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

From Washington Post

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

From Reuters

Floor trader Peter Tuchman said on March 25 on Twitter that he tested positive for the coronavirus on after battling symptoms for a week.

From Reuters

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