New York Stock Exchange: Buttonwood To Global Powerhouse

City Life Org - Limited Batch of Wall Street Signs to Celebrate 233rd Anniversary of the Creation of the New York Stock Exchange

Image Courtesy of NYCDOT A limited number of authentic street signs  commemorating the iconic eight block Wall Street corridor in the Financial District, which is home to the New York Stock Exchange and several other institutions was announced. Today's release is part of the agency's monthly 'sign drops,' where the agency sells limited batches of…

New York Stock Exchange: Buttonwood To Global Powerhouse

A group of 24 stockbrokers and merchants gathered under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street in New York City, On May 17, 1792 for signing an agreement that would lay the foundation for one of the world’s most influential financial institutions the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This historic document, known as the Buttonwood Agreement, marked the formal establishment of organized securities trading in the United States. Over the past two centuries…