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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

A yet-to-be-opened trading floor was a barren expanse with rows of wooden desks still covered in blue masking tape and empty computer stands awaiting monitors to be screwed onto them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The site once housed Barclays Bank's trading floor, so it was wired directly into the UK's financial infrastructure.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 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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