floor trader
Americannoun
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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
“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
"I think tomorrow is supposed to be the worse day," said Kenneth Polcari, a long-time floor trader at the NYSE.
From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2012
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