The Buttonwood Agreement took place on May 17, 1792, when 24 stockbrokers met outside of 68 Wall Street under a Buttonwood tree, launching what would become the New York Stock & Exchange Board now called the New York Stock Exchange. The organization later drafted its constitution on March 8, 1817, … Continue reading
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explains in a 2012 interview at TechCrunch Disrupt how not focusing on mobile traffic hurt his company’s initial public offering (IPO) and describes the worst mistake the company has ever made.
Ellen Tauscher remembers what it was like to be one of the first woman on the New York Stock Exchange. Continue reading
Muriel Siebert discusses the how she got her start on Wall Street as an analyst and describes how buying her own seat on the stock exchange was the only way to stop making just 60% of what men were taking home. Continue reading
Jordan Belfort, the real Wolf of Wall Street, discusses his reaction to the movie and explains how he lost his ethical way. Continue reading
