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What all-electronic trading means for the New York Stock Exchange

Mar 23, 2020
NYSE says it has run tests and is fully capable of operating electronically.
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The benefits of being on the trading floor

Mar 19, 2020
The NYSE is going to electronic trading temporarily to stem the spread of COVID-19.
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange will be without its nearly 400 traders Monday.
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A shouting human can sometimes be more effective than a computer

Jul 13, 2017
The Box Options Exchange wants to bring back the open-outcry floor.
 A trader in the crude oil options pit yells out during trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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