49 Quotes by Richard Grasso

would have been a valuable contributor to our board.

We have rebuilt the infrastructure to the point where I'm confident that 85 million Americans can be back in the greatest market in the world,

There are those who will say that the markets could have opened on some abbreviated business before Monday,

We're constantly making changes to our systems to make things better for our customers, ... This is not a problem with the software vendor, this is a problem with the NYSE and the buck stops here.

Let us not forget the great tragedy that has befallen this nation, ... restoring the public confidence that this marketplace will be up and functioning.

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,

Whatever the competitive arguments may be for a more timely introduction of extending the trading day, the overriding interest should be the protection of the public user of the marketplace,

I think it is way beyond that at this juncture.

I think at the surface comparative level, they appear to be wildly different, ... But there are some very comparative similarities to the makeup of each. They are extraordinary intelligent and very creative in how they approach problems.