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‘Most photographed man on Wall Street’ shares his coronavirus battle: ‘You do not want to get this’

Peter Tuchman, the NYSE floor trader whose charismatic poses have graced financial news pages worldwide for years, has tested positive for Covid-19

Stock trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Stock trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Photo: Getty Images

Back in 2014, Jeremy Olshan, the editor of FN’s sister-title MarketWatch, made a promise to readers: No more photos from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, barring some relevant news peg.

Unfortunately, there is, indeed, a relevant news peg for the image above. Peter Tuchman, who describes himself as “the most photographed man on Wall Street”, has been struck by coronavirus, and while he’s not suffering “respiratory distress”, he says he’s been “really sick” for a week.

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