The New York Stock Exchange may leave New York if state lawmakers approve a proposal to tax stock trades, the president of the exchange said on Feb. 9. “The New York Stock Exchange belongs in New York,” Stacey Cunningham wrote in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. “If Albany lawmakers get their way, however, the center of the global financial industry may need to find a new home.” Headquartered on Wall Street and calling New York City home since 1792, the exchange is the world’s largest in terms of market capitalization. Cunningham said that while New York has been known as the center of global financial power for decades, officials should not take that position for granted. Companies and brokers are increasingly using computers and other modern technology to conduct business, she said, also noting an overall shift towards remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “While New York has remained …