Question

1. who ordered stocks to be bought or sold on the trading floor of the stock exchange?

speculators
stockbrokers
bankers
investors

Explanation:

Stockbrokers are licensed professionals who execute buy and sell orders for stocks on the stock exchange trading floor on behalf of clients. Speculators trade for short-term gains but do not execute floor orders, bankers handle financial services unrelated to floor stock orders, and investors place requests which brokers carry out.

Answer:

stockbrokers