Richard Grasso
Richard Grasso
Richard A. "Dick" Grassowas chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003, the culmination of a career that began in 1968 when Grasso was hired by the Exchange as a floor clerk. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Grasso became the public face of the Exchange and was praised for his role in helping restart operations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
capital course days few finest market monday morning next people required served stress sure testing
In the course of the next few days we will do all the required stress testing that's required of our industry, ... To make sure that by Monday morning the American people are served by the finest capital market the world has known.
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If the test on Saturday were to prove to be problematic, long before Monday at 9:30 a.m. we will be very candid with member firms and the American public,
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Our systems are all go, ... At 9:30 Monday morning trading will resume on both markets, and the message will be given to criminals who foisted this on America that they lost.
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I don't think there's any reservation, that Monday at 9:30 (a.m. ET), the opening bell as we've come to know it will ring here and trading will commence,
monday morning america
Our systems are all go. At 9:30 Monday morning trading will resume on both markets, and the message will be given to criminals who foisted this on America that they lost.
attorney comments concerning general informed intentions state york
informed of the comments and the intentions of the New York State attorney general concerning his nomination.
exchange seat stock york
It will not be appropriate in my view, or that of the commission, for me to take a seat on the New York Stock Exchange board,
defend
we will vigorously defend our right to keep it.
history ran rewarded stock success
When I ran the stock exchange, it was the most successful it's been in its 200-plus-year history. And I was rewarded for success; I would not have been rewarded if we failed.
global
to make them more competitive in the global arena.
floor technology
Through technology, we have exported the floor of the NYSE to the consumer,
board deepest directors reluctance shared submit
I shared with the board of directors ... that, with the deepest reluctance and if the board so desired, I would submit my resignation,
compelling dialogue economic open package suggestion
It was the (New Jersey) governor's suggestion to open a dialogue about a package of economic incentives, and they made a very compelling case,
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Think of the metrics; eleven Fed actions in the last year, a stimulus package that will come from our leadership in Washington, ... The economy was sputtering prior to the 11th of September. We're now seeing clear leadership on both the fiscal and monetary standpoint. We're getting some good news from corporate earnings. There is a lot to be optimistic about.