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Stockade Erected in Manhatten
A 12-foot-high wood stockade is erected across lower Manhattan from river to river to protect Dutch settlers from attacks by the British and Indians -
Wallstreet Laid Out
Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade -
US Investment Markets Born
The federal government refinances all federal and state Revolutionary War debt, issuing $80 million in bonds. These become the first major issues of publicly traded securities, marking the birth of the U.S. investment markets -
US Investment Markets Born
The federal government refinances all federal and state Revolutionary War debt, issuing $80 million in bonds. These become the first major issues of publicly traded securities, marking the birth of the U.S. investment markets -
Meeting Under the Buttonwood Tree
A group of 24 merchants and brokers gathered on Wall Stree under a buttonwood tree to sign an agreement to trade secutities on a commission basis -
A New Name
The New York Stock and Exchange Board changes its name to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) -
Open Board of Stock Brokers Opened
Open Board of Stock Brokers opens, founded in part by former curbstone brokers. It merged with the New York Stock Exchange in 1869 -
Another New Name
The New York Curb Market changes its name to the New York Curb Exchange -
Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (Black Tuesday/ Great Crash/ Stock Market Crash of 1929) was the most devastating stock market crash in the history, which identified the beginning of the 12-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries -
NASDAQ introduced the era of all-electronic trading
NASDAQ introduced the era of all-electronic trading. With this innovation, NASDAQ attracted new growth companies, such as Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Oracle and Deli -
First Publicly Traded Exchange
OM, Europe’s first derivatives exchange (founded in 1985 ) becomes the world’s first exchange that is a publicly traded and listed -
Black Monday
Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time -
Largest EFT in World
The American Stock Exchange pioneers derivatived trading with the introduction of the first exchange traded fund (ETF): Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts (SPDRs). The fund becomes the largest ETF in the world. -
Amex Joined NYSE
The Amex joins the NYSE group of exchanges, enhancing the company’s position in U.S. options, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and cash equities, and offering a leading venue for listing and trading closed-end funds and structured products -
ISE Acquired by Nasdaq
International Securities Exchange (ISE) was acquired by Nasdaq, a move that strengthened the company as a premier options exchange operator -
Nasdaq Announced Nasdaq Adventures
Nasdaq announced Nasdaq Ventures, a program dedicated to discovering, investing in and partnering with unique fintech companies to enhance its technology and benefit clients -
Nasdaq Announced Acquisition of Sybenetix
Nasdaq announced acquisition of Sybenetix, a leading surveillance provider that combines behavioral analytics and cognitive computing with financial markets expertise -
Forget Stocks
Investors are putting $2.4 million toward shelter for the homeless -
Angry Investors
The maker of Angry Birds has disappointed investors with its first earnings report as a public company with shares that fell over 20%