Börsenparkett
German
Etymology
Börse (“stock exchange”) + -n- + Parkett (“parquet/floor”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbœʁzn̩paʁˌkɛt]
- Hyphenation: Bör‧sen‧par‧kett
Noun
Börsenparkett n (strong, genitive Börsenparketts, plural Börsenparkette)
- (finance) trading floor (the physical area of a stock exchange where trading in securities is conducted)
- Nach dem erfolgreichen Börsengang feierte die Geschäftsführung auf dem Börsenparkett.
- After the successful IPO, the management celebrated on the trading floor.
- Trotz der Digitalisierung bleibt das Börsenparkett ein wichtiges Symbol für das Marktgeschehen.
- Despite digitalization, the trading floor remains an important symbol of market activity.
Declension
Declension of Börsenparkett [neuter, strong]
Synonyms
- Handelssaal (the large hall where trading takes place)
- Parkett (short form; refers specifically to the floor area)
Antonyms
- Computerhandel (fully automated electronic trading without a physical floor)
- Off-Floor-Handel (trading conducted outside of the official exchange floor)
Coordinate terms
- Orderbuch (the list of buy and sell orders for a specific security)
- Schranke (the physical or virtual barrier where a specific broker operates)
- Maklerpult (the desk or station from which a floor broker manages trades)
- Anzeigetafel (the large screen displaying current stock prices and trends)
- Präsenzhandel (the form of trading that requires physical attendance on the floor)
Related terms
- Parketthändler (a professional trader physically present on the floor)
- Börsenglocke (the bell used to signal the opening or closing of a trading session)
- Skontroführer (the person responsible for matching buy and sell orders on the floor)
References
- “Börsenparkett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Börsenparkett” in Duden online