«It’s going to be certainly a very historic moment, and special moment for the traders on the floor,» Stacey Cunningham, president of the NYSE said.
The New York Stock Exchange is set to reopen its trading floor on Tuesday, more than eight weeks after it moved all operations to the digital sphere when the coronavirus pandemic sent New York and other parts of the U. S. into lockdown. NYSE President Stacey Cunningham, who worked on the floor during the September 11 terror attacks, told CBS News’ Dana Jacobson about why and how they plan to pull off the return as much of New York still sits dormant under coronavirus restrictions.
«It’s going to be certainly a very historic moment, and special moment for the traders on the floor,» Cunningham said.
While those traders are eager to return, the trading floor they are coming back to will look a bit different. Personal protective equipment like face masks will be required, and social distancing guidelines will be in place. Hand sanitizer dispensers and plastic barriers will be a common presence on the floor.
Not all NYSE employees will be part of the open, either — only about 25% of the normal trader workforce will be on the floor Tuesday.
