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trading floor

British  

noun

  1. the area in a bank or stock exchange where securities are traded

"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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Woodman rang the bell on the Nasdaq trading floor, and the company touted its products as a way to enable "people to capture their life's passions in ways they could have never done before."

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Several levels above the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, a small group of experts decides which beans meet the strict standards of the global commodity market.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

When “Industry” premiered in 2020, Down and Kay were focused on young, aspiring traders, green to the game and gunning for a coveted spot on the Pierpoint trading floor.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

But Nasdaq did it differently, without a trading floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

Once, out of curiosity, Van Riper and Klein and a group of about a dozen Marine Corp generals flew to the Mercantile Exchange in New York to visit the trading floor.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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