trading desk
noun[C]
ukusSTOCK MARKET,FINANCE
adeskordepartmentin abankorfinancialorganizationwhereshares,bonds,currencies, etc. areboughtandsold, or thepeoplewhoworkthere:
Above thetradingdesksascreenglowedwith moretrouble.
ThesenseattradingdesksacrossWallStreetis that morecredittroublesarelooming.
He attributed much of his firm'slossto asingletradingdesk.