1. if there was a hostage situation inside the exchange. they'd stop trading for all securities pretty much instantaneously. nobody's trades after the start of

1. if there was a hostage situation inside the exchange. they'd stop trading for all securities pretty much instantaneously. nobody's trades after the start of the hostage situation would be honored. 2. the exchange's data centers aren't even on wall street! most of the data centers are in weehawken, nj. breaking into the NYSE would be about as effective as breaking into a bank of america.