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Wall Street Laid Out
Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade. -
London Stock Exchange
First stock exchange formed in London. Officially known as the LSE -
NYSE Founded
The Buttonwood Agreement is signed by 24 New York City stockbrokers and merchants and thus the foundation of the NYSE was complete. -
First stock market crash
The Panic of 1819 signifies first stock market crash. -
Panic of 1837
Another stock market crash, prices plummet -
Invention of the Telegraph
The telegraph is invented which ushers in a new and more efficient method of communcation between brokers and investors outside of NYC. -
Panic of 1857
Stock market declines yet again -
Civil War begins
Civil War results in the suspension of the NYS&BE in seceding states -
Black Friday
Price of gold rises sharply, caused by Jay Gould and James Fisk -
NYSE Clearing House
Clearing house organized to centralize and expedite the transfer of securities from broker to broker -
Panic of 1893
Another stock market decline -
Panic of 1896
Stock market declines. -
Black Monday
Market plummets in Hong Kong followed by other markets -
Panic of 1901
Investors spooked by assassination of President McKinley. Market declines -
Relocation
NYSE moves to current location at 18 Broad Street -
Longest stock exchange shutdown
As a result of World War I, securities exchanges around the world suspend service in order to stop plunging prices. They do not open back up until some 4 months later. -
Black Thursday
Market crashes and ushers in the period what is now called the "Great Depression" -
Introduction of NASDAQ
NASDAQ is a network of computers that allows trades to be executed electronically which speeds up the process and is far more efficient that trades through other methods. -
NYSE Euronext created
The NYSE Group, Inc. combine with Euronext N.V to create the holding company NYSE Euronext -
Buyout
IntercontinentalExchange announces it will buy out NYSE Euronext.
