Two Basic Methods of Trading

shaunna75 said:

There are two basic methods of trading and that is on the exchange floor and electronically. Trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange is the most common image that most people have on how the market works. You can see hundreds of people shouting and gesturing to one another, talking on phones, watching monitors, and entering data into terminals when the market is open. There is also another way of trading and that is electronically. The NYSE only handles a small percentage of its volume electronically, while NASDAQ does all their trading electronically. This kind of trading uses vast computer networks to match buyers and sellers, rather than human brokers. What do you prefer?

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wackypete2 said:

I have been floor trading ever since my chair broke and I have to stand or lay on the floor. I don't see much benefit though.

Peter

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HowardCohodas said:

I walk on my treadmill while at my workstation. Does that make me a walk trader or a treadmill trader?

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