trading floor

British

noun

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

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Sydney also finished higher but the Lunar New Year holiday period meant that trading floors were shut in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei.

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Lunar New Year celebrations closed trading floors in mainland China and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

The holiday period meant that trading floors were closed in Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei.

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After last week's asset-wide volatility, a sense of calm has descended on trading floors over the past few days, helped by forecast-busting US jobs figures that eased worries about the world's top economy.

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News that startup Altruist Corp had rolled out a tax-strategy tool added to the sense of unease on trading floors as it fanned concerns that the software will take business from mainstream firms.

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