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trading floor

British

noun

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

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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

In fact, inside the Nasdaq, there is no bell, or trading floor either, just a bank of futuristic screens.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

The building where the trading floor was, they never took it down even in the long gaps between seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

Before rescuing their son from his legal career they’d installed his old nanny on the Oppenheimer trading floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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