Numbers have been flying around the New York Stock Exchange since May 3, when it released its 2003 financials. There's $36 million, which the Big Board is setting aside in case it loses its fight against the compensation claims of former Chairman Richard A. Grasso. Then there's $19 million, which the exchange will have to hand each of its co-presidents, Robert G. Britz and Catherine R. Kinney, if they retire at age 55. A few days earlier, however, another number emerged that received scant attention but was as significant as all the rest: $1.51 million. That's the price of an exchange membership, or "seat," as of Apr. 27, which was the last time one of them changed hands.
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机译：自5月3日发布2003年财务报告以来，纽约证券交易所的人数一直在飞涨。其中有3600万美元，为避免失去与前董事长理查德·A·格拉索（Richard A. Grasso）的赔偿要求而产生的损失，大董事会将拨出这笔款项。然后是1900万美元，如果交易所交易所行长罗伯特·G·布利茨（Robert G. Britz）和凯瑟琳·R·金尼（Catherine R. Kinney）享年55岁，他们必须将这笔钱交给他们。但它和其他所有的都一样重要：151万美元。这是截至4月27日的交易所会员资格（或“席位”）的价格，这是其中一个会员最后一次易手。
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