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Stockade built in Manhattan
Built to protect from the British and Native Americans -
Wall Street Laid Out
Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade -
Buttonwood agreement
agreeing to trade securities on a commission basis -
Securities traded
There are five securities traded in New York City. Three are government bonds and two are bank stocks -
Rules and constitution put in
rules of conduct for businesses are adopted. -
NYSE established
New York Stock Exchange is created -
The Great Fire
The Great Fire destroys over 700 buildings in lower Manhattan. -
1844 Telegraph invinted
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NYSE Establishes Clearing House
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Federal Reserve System
established to control credit and bring greater stability to the nation's banking structure -
Fraud Bureau Established
eliminate gamblers who bet on the rise and fall of the stock market quotations -
SEC
provide full disclosure to investors and to prohibit fraud in connection with the sale of securities -
Market 2000
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 -
Terrorist Attacks on WTC
On September 11, terrorist attacks destroy the World Trade Center -
NYSE Opens Office in Beijing, China
The New York Stock Exchange opened an office in Beijing
