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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.
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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 .
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The New York Stock & Exchange Board becomes the New York Stock Exchange.
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Due to WW1 the NYSE closes for 4 and a half months after big drop in the market, the longest shutdown in history.
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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.
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NYSE becomes a not for profit organization.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NYSE Euronext acquires the American Stock Exchange, becoming the third-largest U.S. options marketplace.
