floor trader

floor trader definition - finance
A member of a future or options exchange who buys or sells futures and options for his or her own account. Also called a local trader.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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