
The way trading rooms look has changed a great deal in recent years thanks to the introduction of new communications and computer systems, but the basic open-plan layout still dominates. Most of the desks traders use now have innovative cable management systems. Some even feature water or CO2 cooling technology, but they are usually still arranged in a traditional way. This is because line of sight and instant communication is very important on a trading floor, and placing traders in cubicles or offices would increase the time they spend walking to and from each other’s work stations and reduce the…