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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

There’s a scene from the Salomon Brothers trading floor in “Liar’s Poker” when author Michael Lewis’s phone rang minutes after news broke of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 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

This would get the attention of his brother Fernando, separated by glass offices and the trading floor, and the brothers would head to the 11th floor cafeteria together for lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 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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