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New York Stock Exchange was founded (1792)
The NYSE was founded on may 17th, 1792 by 24 stockbrokers. The stockbrokers all signed the Buttonwood Agreement on Wall street. This agreement eliminated the need for auctioneers. -
NYSE Officially became the New York Stock Exchange Board (1817)
On this date, 25 years after the NYSE was created, it was officially named the New York Stock Exchange Board. After this, the NYSE expanded beyond government bonds and bank stocks. -
NYSE moved to Wallstreet
The location changed several times before settling into its present location at 11 Wall Street in 1865, but it has stayed there ever since. -
Stock Market Crash
the stocks crashed sending the U.S. economy into the great depression -
Stock Market started being regulated
After the stock market crashed, the government began regulating the NYSE -
Dow Jones
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points, the biggest crash since 1929. -
NYSE merges with Archipelago Holdings
NYSE merged with Archipelago Holdings, forming NYSE Group -
Great Recession begins
Stocks went dropped significantly, but did not cause the chaos that occurred in 1929 -
NYSE Euronext was created
NYSE Group, Inc. combined with Euronext N.V. to create the holding company NYSE Euronext -
NYSE is back on the rise
Trading volume on the NYSE in 2015 totaled US$18 trillion,
