The New York stick Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange of the world. It is at the barrier Street in New York, the USA.

Statistics

At present approx. has their seat outside of the USA at the NYSE approx. 2,800 companies 460 of these companies is listed. The Handelsvolumen amounts to on the average about 45 billion USD per day. (Conditions: November 2004)

History

The foundation-stone for the New Yorker stock exchange became to 17. May 1792 put, when 24 brokers and dealer signed the Buttonwood agreement. At that time straight once five securities in New York were acted: the shares of 2 banks and 3 government loans, which had been spent in the year 1790.

To 8. March 1817 was specified for the first time a stock exchange regulation and a formal organization was created: the New York stick & Exchange board (NYS & EB), which in the barrier took quarter Street. In the same year also the procedures were again specified for the trade. A so-called call Market developed. The rules printed by the stock exchange in Philadelphia determined the statute. After three test years these were however revised, and on 21 February 1820 a new statute was decided.

In the year 1830 a railway company was listed for the first time: Mohawk & Hudson. Further societies followed soon, and so railway shares became the first sort of boom shares, which coined/shaped the commercial happening for the remainder of the century.

The 16. March 1830 was received as the day with the smallest conversion into the annals of barrier Street. 31 pieces of shares listed at that time of 80 million on the day were acted. But there were also days like the 14. and 17. March 1821 and 8 January 1829, where despite opened stock exchange according to the journal OF Commerce took place at all no trade, and 19 September 1828, where only one piece of a six-per cent government loan was converted.

1835 destroyed a major fire over 700 buildings in New York, and also the barrier Street did not remain spared. Different places were however fast, at which the trade could be continued. One year later was forbidden the stock broking in the roads of New York. Up to then it was quite usual to get on the road shares offered.

By the invention of the Telegrafen 1844 dealers and investors could participate for the first time outside from New York in the trade. New York experienced the first 1857, when the collapse Ohio Life Insurance & Trust company released a mass hysteria and panic sales. ""The stock exchange received their current name to New York stick Exchange on 29 January 1863. On 15 November 1867 for the first time Ticker were introduced in the trade. To 8. May 1869 came it to the union of the NYSE with the open board OF of broker.

The first US-American share index appeared on 3 July 1884 in the Customers"´ Afternoon type character. It consisted of 11 values. One year later became an index from which was based on 14 shares. For the time at that time it was characteristic that 12 values of it were railway shares and only two industrial shares. To 26. May 1896 was created the Dow Jones Industrial AVERAGE index, which remained until today the guidance index of the NYSE. 1903 pulled the NYSE into a new building with the address: 11 barrier Street, New York NY 10005, the USA. This is until today the location of the NYSE.

The world experienced the largest on 24 October 1929. This day is well-known as Black Thursday ("black Thursday "). In Europe one knows the day because of the Zeitverschiebung as "black Friday ", since it here already was after midnight. Due to these events it came on 6 June 1934 to the installation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SECONDS), the supervision by the stock exchange committee.

On 14 July 1966 the NYSE Composite index was introduced. In the year 1979 a subsidiary was created: the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE). Here option dealings are completed. The first day at over 100 million shares (132.681.120) was 18 August 1982 was acted.

The NYSE registered the worst commercial day on 19 October 1987 (black Monday), when the Dow Jones Industrial AVERAGE lost 22.6 per cent within few hours (508 points). On 14 January 2000 the Dow Jones index with 11.722, 98 points achieves its past highest level. Since 28 August 2000 the shares at the NYSE in decimal numbers are evaluated. Up to then it was to be indicated usually the price of a share in breaks. The NYSE obtained the highest daily turnover of its history on 24 June 2005 with 3.1 billion of acted shares (3.115.805.723). In the year 2003 the NYSE started a co-operation with the NASDAQ, which were up to then the largest competitor.

To 6. March 2006 went the NYSE after 213 years to the stock exchange.

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