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Revision 10 . . (edit) September 18, 2001 8:04 am by Larry Sanger [Minor formatting and wikifying]
Revision 7 . . September 18, 2001 7:24 am by The Cunctator [*Mentioned 9/11-14 closing]
Revision 6 . . (edit) September 11, 2001 5:18 am by Jagged [killed off a unnessary stub slash]
  

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Stock exchange run by New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The main building is located at 18 Broad Street in New York City, New York, USA.
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange run by New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The main building is located at 18 Broad Street in New York City, New York, U.S.A.

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Its origin occured 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.
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.

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The first central location of the NYSE was a room rented at 40 Wall Street in 1817.
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.

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:Financial Abbreviation: NYSE
Financial Abbreviation: NYSE

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