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Built to protect from the British and Native Americans
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Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade
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agreeing to trade securities on a commission basis
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There are five securities traded in New York City. Three are government bonds and two are bank stocks
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rules of conduct for businesses are adopted.
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New York Stock Exchange is created
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The Great Fire destroys over 700 buildings in lower Manhattan.
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established to control credit and bring greater stability to the nation's banking structure
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eliminate gamblers who bet on the rise and fall of the stock market quotations
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provide full disclosure to investors and to prohibit fraud in connection with the sale of securities
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The SEC issues its "Market 2000" study of the U.S. securities markets.The SEC approves a uniform shareholder voting rights policy adopted by the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange and the National Associations of Securities Dealers
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On September 11, terrorist attacks destroy the World Trade Center
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The New York Stock Exchange opened an office in Beijing
