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Five Securities Traded
There are five securities traded in New York City. Three are government bonds and two are bank stocks. -
Securities Market Grows
In the aftermath of the War of 1812, the market for securities in New York begins to grow. Along with government bonds, bank and insurance stocks now trade. -
Railroads Dominate Trading
The first railroad stock, Mohawk & Hudson, is traded on the NYS&EB. Railroad securities will dominate trading for the rest of the 1800s. -
Trading Prohibited in Streets
The NYS&EB prohibits its members from trading in the street. -
First Million Share Day
The Exchange experiences its first million-share day on December 15. -
High Turnover of Shares
Annual turnover of shares on the NYSE reaches an all-time high of 319 percent. -
Black Tuesday
"Black Tuesday," prices fall sharply and the stock market "crashes." This "crash" produces a record volume of nearly 16 million shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls more than 11 percent. -
Exceeds 4 Million
Average daily volume on the NYSE exceeds 4 million shares, nearly triple the level immediately following the war. -
51 Million Americans Own Stock
More than 51 million Americans own stocks, according to the latest NYSE census. -
DJIA tops 10,000
On March 19, the Dow Jones Industrial Averages tops 10,000 for the first time. -
Volume tops 2 billion
Volume of trading on the NYSE exceeded 2 billion shares for the first time on this day, when 2.129 billion shares changed hands. This record-volume day followed the previous day's 1/2-percentage-point interest rate cut by the Fed Reserve, which lowered the fed funds rate to 6 percent. -
Trading in NYX Stock Begins
Shares of the newly formed NYSE Group begin trading under Ticker Symbol NYX. -
NYSE Liffe US Begins Trading
NYSE Euronext’s U.S. futures exchange completes its first day of trading. NYSE Euronext had purchased CME Group’s Metals Complex earlier in 2008. -
Stock Shutdown
The stock exchange was shut down for 2 days due to Hurricane Sandy, the last time the stock exchange was closed due to weather for a full two days was on March 12 and 13 in 1888. -
Stock Exchange Fined
The stock exchange was fined $4.5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges it violated market rules.
