NYSE, which announced the change on Wednesday, restricts floor trading to the 3, stocks listed on the Big Board. The action will raise the number of securities that can be traded through a floor broker to 8, and includes stocks and ETFs from all-electronic markets Nasdaq Inc NDAQ.

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O , Bats Global Markets BATS. Z and NYSE Arca. Over the past several decades as stock trading has become more electronic, most trading floors have been closed in favor of fully automated exchanges, many of which emphasize speed and allocate stocks based on a first-come first-served model at the best price available. Critics say the focus on speed has created an unlevel playing field where firms using high-frequency trading strategies can use sophisticated technology to gain an advantage over investors with less means.

The floor trading model used by NYSE, a unit of Intercontinental Exchange Inc ICE. N , gives multiple investors access to trade at the same price, regardless of when their orders were placed, making speed less important.

NYSE is in the middle of moving its equities and options markets, including the NYSE, NYSE MKT, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE Arca Options, and NYSE Amex Options, to a new trading technology platform, known as Pillar.

The additional securities will be made available for floor trading on the NYSE by year-end, once the new technology is in place. NEW YORK Oil prices slipped on Wednesday despite a larger-than-expected decline in U.

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