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Stock Exchange Chief Defends Floor Specialists Roles
New York AP report notes G Keith Funston defended floor traders and specialists before the House committee as the market fell after Kennedy's assassination. He credited specialists and floor traders with buying support while customers' selling pressured prices, and explained the functions of brokers, specialists, arbitrage, and other market terms.
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