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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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Two rising stars in quantum computing are charting vastly different courses to the public trading floor.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

The fallout isn’t limited to the trading floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 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

On any given Saturday, campus sounds less like a celebration of school spirit and more like a trading floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

I’d met him, nervously, a couple of times on the trading floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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