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Does Texas need its own stock exchange?

Jun 5, 2024
It’s not so much about Texas, but getting away from the growing list of NYSE and Nasdaq rules imposed in recent years, one expert says.
The planned Texas Stock Exchange is backed by heavy-hitter investors including BlackRock and Citadel Securities.
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Birkenstock finds comfort and support on the New York Stock Exchange

Oct 11, 2023
Birkenstock shares started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pricing its IPO at $46 per share.
Once a fashion faux-pas, Birkenstock — which went public on Wednesday — is now a fashion must-have around the globe.
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Brokers have to sign waivers limiting the NYSE's liability if they’re infected with the novel coronavirus while on the job.
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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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Let's break down the numbers

Sep 5, 2019
We hear about stock market numbers every day on the show, but what are those numbers really telling us?
A monitor displays that day's final numbers following the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Meet the algorithms connecting Trump tweets and the stock market

Aug 29, 2019
Here's how and why the stock market responds instantaneously to tweets by President Trump.
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the closing bell on August 2, 2017.
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U.S. stocks end dismal, volatile year on a bright note

Dec 31, 2018
Health care stocks paved the way for Monday's modest gains, but major U.S. indexes ended 2018 in the red.
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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For public good, not for profit.

The origin of the holiday half day of trading on Wall Street

Nov 23, 2018
Federal law prohibits markets from being closed more than three consecutive days.
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Brad Katsuyama, IEX co-founder, on how his new stock exchange will make people feel safer

Jun 22, 2016
350 millionths of a second can make quite a difference.
IEX Group President and CEO Bradley Katsuyama testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee about high-speed stock trading in U.S. markets on Capitol Hill back in 2014. 
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SEC decision on new stock exchange imminent

Jun 17, 2016
A critic of high-frequency trading is trying to launch a new stock exchange.
Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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