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The first company (Dutch East India) issued stocks. It paid an 18% dividend and had 358 shareholders.
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Alexander Hamilton because the first Secretary of Treasure in the US. During his term he would start the US stock exchange by selling government debt on Wall Street.
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a group of stock brokers meet to sign the “Button Agreement” stating the rules of security transaction.
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NYSE is formally established.
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Daily stock market volume reaches 5000 for the first time in history.
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“Black Friday” was created as a group of gold speculators lead by Jake Cook and Jim Fiske tried to cover the gold market. This set off a great panic.
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Jay Cooke and Company Brokerage firm fails leading to the panic of 1873.
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Jesse Livermore “The greatest trader who ever lived” was born.
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1st telephone established in the NYSE building.
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Grand Ward Brokerage Firm goes under leading to the collapse of 15 other firms.
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Trading volume on the NYSE reaches 1 million.
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The panic of 1907 threatens to destroy the stock exchange.
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The roaring 20s hit causing people to believe stocks could no longer go down.
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Alexander Graham Bell began teaching his new theory called Value Investing.
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“Black Monday” was the largest single day loss up to that point. The stock market fell 22.6%.
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Dow Jones was down 89% from its peak, the worst decline ever.
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The worst 1 day drop in history. The stock market was down 22.91%.
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Dot com bubble burst leading to a bears market.
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Financial Crisis hits the US leading to the failure of many large corporations such as General Motors, Fannie and Freddie, Countrywide, and IndyMac.