Wall Street
The Launch of The New York Stock Exchange
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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