The NYSE was closed from September 11 to September 14, 2001 as a result of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. This was the longest |
The NYSE was closed from September 11 to September 14, 2001 as a result of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack--the longest number of consecutive business days closed in history. |
Its origin occurred on May 17, 1792 when an agreement called the [Buttonwood Agreement]? was signed by twenty-four [stock brokers]? outside of 68 Wall Street in New York under a [Buttonwood tree]?. On March 8, 1817 the organization was named the New York Stock & Exchange Board after drafting a constitution. The name was shortened to its current form in 1863. On February 18, 1971 the not-for-profit corporation? was formed.
The first central location of the NYSE was a room rented at 40 [Wall Street]? in 1817.
The NYSE was closed from September 11 to September 14, 2001 as a result of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack--the longest number of consecutive business days closed in history.
The [Dow Jones Industrial Average]? (DJIA) is the oldest stock price measure in use and is what the NYSE is most known for.
Financial Abbreviation: NYSE