The reopening of the New York Stock Ex-change on Sept. 17, after just four days of closure, epitomized the defiant spirit of global capitalism that the terrorists wanted to de-stroy. It also ushered in a new era for the Big Board. Before the attacks, the nyse was consid-ered by many to be just one of several ex-changes hammered by competitive pressures. The conventional wisdom was that it should be-come a publicly listed company, do away with its floor traders, and become a fully automated sys-tem. But now, the world has changed, and we need to view the nyse through a different lens.
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