Firsts & Records
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 From its formation under the Buttonwood Tree in 1792 to the creation of NYSE Euronext in 2007, the NYSE has experienced many historic firsts, surpassed major milestones and set new records. |
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| NYSE Organization |
- First organized: May 17, 1792
- First constitution: March 8, 1817
- First incorporated: February 18, 1971 as the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation.
- Establishment as a for-profit corporation, the NYSE Group, March 7, 2006.
- Creation of NYSE Euronext, the first truly global marketplace group, April 4, 2007.
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| NYSE Member Firms |
- Highest price paid for a membership: $4,000,000 on December 1, 2005
- Lowest price paid for a membership: $2,750 in 1871
- First member firm to incorporate: Woodcock, Hess & Co., Inc., 1953
- First member firm to go public: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 1970
- First member firm to be listed on the NYSE: Merrill Lynch, 1971
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| NYSE Listed Companies |
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| NYSE Market Information |
- Daily share volume: (first day over)
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1 million
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1886 |
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5 million
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1928 |
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10 million
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1929
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50 million
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1978 |
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100 million
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1982 |
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500 million
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1987 |
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1 billion
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1997 |
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2 billion
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2001 |
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3 billion
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2005 |
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4 billion
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2007 |
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5 billion
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2007 |
- Highest volume day: 7,341,505,961 shares on October 10, 2008.
- Lowest volume day: 31 shares on March 16, 1830.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average biggest single-day jump: 499.19 points on March 16, 2000.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average biggest single-day drop: 777.68 points on September 29, 2008.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average historic closings: (first day over).
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100
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January 12, 1906 (100.25) |
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500
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March 12, 1956 (500.24) |
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1,000
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November 14, 1972 (1,003.16) |
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2,000
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January 8, 1987 (2,002.25) |
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3,000
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April 17, 1991 (3,004.46) |
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5,000
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November 21, 1995 (5,023.55) |
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8,000
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July 16, 1997 (8,038.88) |
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10,000
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March 29, 1999 (10,006.78) |
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11,000
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May 3, 1999 (11,014.69) |
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12,000
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October 19, 2006 (12,011.73) |
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13,000
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April 25, 2007 (13,089.89) |
| 14,000 |
July 19, 2007 (14,000.41) |
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| NYSE Trading Floor Technology Firsts |
- Ticker: 1867
- Telephones: 1878
- Electric lights: 1883
- Automated quotation service: 1953
- Radio pagers, 1966
- Electronic ticker display boards: 1966
- Designated Order Turnaround (DOT) System: 1976
- Intermarket Trading System (ITS): 1978
- Electronic Display Book: 1983
- SuperDot 250: 1984
- Integrated Technology Network: 1994-1996
- Wireless Data System: 1997
- NYSE Direct+®: 2000
- NYSE OpenBook: 2002
- NYSE Hybrid Market: 2005
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