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floor trading

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC Sep. 11, 2023

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

From Textbooks Jul. 28, 2021

The exchange plans to reopen floor trading in phases, monitoring everyone who enters 11 Wall Street for symptoms and ensuring traders adhere to social distancing guidelines, the people said.

From Reuters Apr. 24, 2020

"These markets are so fragile that any kind of news will move stocks one way or the other," said Alan Valdes, director of floor trading at DME Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2011

The New York Mercantile Exchange delayed the opening of floor trading until 11 a.m.

From BusinessWeek Dec. 28, 2010

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