TECHNOLOGY

T
echnology is the single most important
asset and the core enabler in our market.
The following are NYSE facts specific to
the NYSE Trading Platform:

1.6 billion plus Average daily volume of shares 100% Percentage of electronically
with peak of 2.5 billion shares. delivered orders to the
trading floor.

10,000 Voice/data circuits connected to

7 seconds The time to fully execute a
the trading floor.
typical market order in the
auction market, often with a
better price than the quote.
5,000 Flat display screens for special-
ists and brokers.
300-400 The time to automatically
milliseconds execute an order on the NYSE
1,600 plus Broker booth positions on the
trading floor.
10 miles Amount of cabling required to
match the capacity of the
3,000 Number of discreet systems in
trading floor wireless network.
the data center.

99.9999 Percentage of NYSE trading 2 Two fully redundant data centers

systems uptime
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