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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 the trading floor of precious-metals group Heraeus in Hanau, Germany, Dominik Sperzel is fielding calls from investors hunting for silver bars—ranging from the smallest, one troy ounce, to the largest, 15 kilos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

In short order, the Salomon Brothers trading floor gave birth to small markets in bonds funded by all sorts of strange stuff: credit card receivables, aircraft leases, auto loans, health club dues.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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