Inside Europe's last 'open-outcry' trading floor

Legit | 09-04-2025 02:57pm |

In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal traders still conduct business in-person by shouting orders across Europe's last so-called open-outcry trading floor. There is no longer any reason to continue open-outcry trading, explained Thierry Foucault, professor of finance at HEC Paris business school.

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