Exchanges, Data Centers See No Trading Hiccups From Earthquake

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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