dollars per share. The broker sends the order to the order department who forwards it to the house clerk on the floor of the exchange. The house clerk then passes it to the trader who goes to the PopCola specialist who will seek a seller who will match the offer. If someone agrees to sell PopCola stock at the asking price the deal is made. The process now reverses. The floor trader communicates to the clerk and the order department tha!
t the order was executed. The order department notifies the broker who then confirms the trade with the buyer.
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