The Unassuming Nerve Center of the NYSE Trading Floor
Traders Magazine By Farrell Kramer, Head of NYSE Communications, New York Stock Exchange There are no signs announcing its location. No painted lines on the parquet floor to guide visitors. Yet, every trader at the New York Stock Exchange knows the way to this small but critical area of the famed 16,000 square-foot trading floor. It is called, quite simply, the Ramp. Modest in name and appearance, the Ramp serves a crucial function at the modern NYSE, where technology and human expertise complement each other to power the world’s largest stock market. When traders have questions about te...
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