Exchanges, Data Centers See No Trading Hiccups From Earthquake
August 23 2011 - 3:08PM
Dow Jones News
Exchanges' trading operations were unaffected by the 5.9
magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia early Tuesday afternoon,
according to officials.
Representatives for NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Nasdaq OMX Group
Inc. (NDAQ) said that trading in securities and stock options
continued unabated following the earthquake. The New York Stock
Exchange's downtown New York trading floor was not evacuated, nor
was Nasdaq's Philadelphia options-trading floor.
Some traders left the New York Mercantile Exchange floor,
according to a floor broker reached by Dow Jones. Representatives
for CME Group Inc. (CME), owner of the Nymex, were unavailable for
comment.
New York-area data centers run by NYSE Euronext and specialist
firms like Telx Group Inc. had no immediate problems facilitating
electronic trading, according to spokespersons.
-By Jacob Bunge, Dow Jones Newswires; 312 750 4117;
jacob.bunge@dowjones.com
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