Editing Bank of England (section)

====The Brokers' Exchange in the Bank====
[[File:Phillips(1804) p324 - The Rotunda in the Bank of England.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Soane's Rotunda, when still in use as a trading floor (1804)]]
In the late 18th and early 19th century, prior to the establishment of the [[London Stock Exchange]], the Rotunda in the Bank of England was used as a [[trading floor]] 'where [[Stockbroker|stock-brokers]], [[Stockjobber|stock-jobbers]], and other persons, meet for the purpose of transacting business in public funds'.<ref name="Phillips1805" /> Branching off from the Rotunda were 'offices appropriated to the management of each particular stock' containing books listing every individual's registered interest in the fund. The use of the Rotunda for trading ceased in 1838, but it continued to be used for the cashing of fundholders' dividend warrants.<ref name="Francis1848">{{cite book |last1=Francis |first1=John |title=History of the Bank of England, its Times and Traditions (vol. II) |date=1848 |publisher=Willoughby & Co. |location=London |pages=226–232 |edition=3rd}}</ref>