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Buttonwood Agreement Signed
Twenty four brokers sign the Buttonwood Agreement, setting a floor commission rate charged to clients This bound the signers to give preference to the other signers in securities sales. -
NYS&EB
The New York brokers establish as an organization, the New York Stock & Exchange Board, renting rooms at 40 Wall Street, adopting a constitution with rules . -
NYSE Gets Its Name
The New York Stock & Exchange Board becomes the New York Stock Exchange. -
NYSE Longest Shutdown
Due to WW1 the NYSE closes for 4 and a half months after big drop in the market, the longest shutdown in history. -
Black Thursday
Stock prices fall sharply, a record volume of nearly 13 million shares. Five days later, the market crashes with volume of over 16 million shares, starting beginning of the Great Depression. -
Not for Profit
NYSE becomes a not for profit organization. -
Terrist Attack and Dow's Biggest Point Slide
Terrorist attack the World Trade Center and NYSE closes for four days and reopens on Sept. 17, setting a record volume of 2.37 billion shares. On Sept. 17, the Dow plummets 684.81 points, closing at 8,920.70 - its steepest point decline in a single day. -
NYSE and ArcaEx Merge
NYSE Group, Inc., is formed out of the merger of the New York Stock Exchange and Archipelago Holdings, Inc., the largest merger among securities exchanges up to this time. -
NYSE and Euronext Merge
NYSE Euronext is formed out of the merger of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., bringing together major marketplaces across Europe and the United States. -
NYSE Opens in Beijing, China
The New York Stock Exchange opened an office in Beijing, becoming the first foreign exchange to receive approval to open a representative office in China. -
NYSE Euronext Acquires American Stock Exchange
NYSE Euronext acquires the American Stock Exchange, becoming the third-largest U.S. options marketplace.
