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Trading posts

The 17 horseshoe-shaped counters manned by clerks and specialists on the Trading Floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Each trading post is responsible for over 100 stocks. The actual buying and selling takes place around each post.

Trading posts

The positions on the floor of a stock exchange where the specialists stand and securities are traded.



Trading posts

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