Major Days in the NYSE & NASDAQ Markets

  • Beginning of NYSE

    Beginning of NYSE
    The history of the New York Stock Exchange began with the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement, by twenty-four New York City stockbrokers and merchants, on May 17, 1792, outside at 68 Wall Street under a Buttonwood tree.
  • Beginning of NASDAQ

    Beginning of NASDAQ
    When it was founded in 1971, NASDAQ stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations".] Nasdaq was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
  • IPO of Apple

    IPO of Apple
    As you can see in the picture below, the cost for each share is getting higher, and they are doing better. Its first share was on December 12, 1980, at $22 per share with the stock symbol “AAPL” on the NASDAQ market.
  • IPO of Under Armour

    IPO of Under Armour
    Under Armour's first sale of stock was on November 18, 2005. Their IPO is going down, because their share price is $13.00, and that is low. And as you can see in the chart above, their progress is going down.
  • 2 major Down days

    2 Major Down Days were 09-29-2008, with a net change of −777.68,and 10-15-2010, with a net change of −733.08
  • 2 Major Up Days

    2 Major Up Days
    2 Major Up days were 10-13-2008, with a +936.42 Net Change, and 10-28-2008, with a +889.35 Net Change
  • IPO of Facebook

    IPO of  Facebook
    Facebook's first sell of share was on Friday, May 18, 2012. Their progress is going down, as you can see in the chart. You can now buy a share of Facebook for $176.11.
  • Current Prices of Dow Jones, NASDAQ

    Current Prices of Dow Jones, NASDAQ
    The current price of buying one stock is $6623.66, and it has gone up during the years, mostly because it is a private company.