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History of the stock exchange

A stock exchange is simply a place where stock is traded. Obviously, in this day and age, the New York Stock Exchange is much, much more than that. Not only is stock traded, but bonds, securities, commodities and countless other things are traded, as well. The NYSE has become so well known throughout the world that it has evolved from a place to do business to a genuine tourist attraction. The history of the market, combined with the wealth and power that resides within its walls makes it a must-see for any tourist visiting New York City. But how did we go from a dirt road trading post on the outskirts of a small village to a marble and stone monolith like the New York Stock Exchange?

While the location of the very first stock exchange is somewhat controversial, it is believed that the original exchange was located in the Egyptian city of Cairo at or around the 11th century. It is thought that Jewish and Islamic merchants dealt in stock and commodities trading. This goes against most common beliefs that the Italians were the ones to actually invent the stock market.

The first appearance of stock brokers can be traced back to France in the 12th century. A person known as the courratier de change was saddened with the job of regulating and managing the debts and finances of communities that were based on agriculture for the local banking system. They were also known to trade the debts that they kept records of.

During the next century, French commodity traders started to become more organized and groups that would meet on a regular basis to trade began sprouting up all over Western Europe.

The first evidence of trading of government securities was seen by Venetians in the 1200’s. The government of Venice soon outlawed the practice of rumour spreading with the intent of lowering prices of government-issued securities.

Within the next few hundred years, the Dutch were the first to start stock companies that let their shareholders have a piece of profits, and losses. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first exchange to offer the idea of continuous trade as early as the 17th century.

The road from dusty marketplace to organized stock exchange has been a rocky one, but the evolution is unmistakeable. With the current trend of moving away from floor traders and to computerized trading, no one knows what the stock exchange of the future will look like, but one thing is for certain, the market will continue to change over time, no matter what.

History of the Ticker Tape

The grainy, black and white footage may be hard to make out, but during the post-World War II parades that happened around the country, there was always one constant: ticker tape. Ticker tape’s home, however, wasn’t on the parade route, but inside the stock exchange, where the tape has had a colourful history of helping to shape the current financial structure in the US. But where did the tape, and the machines that used it come from and was the original design made for the trading floor?

First off, let’s take a look at the name. A tick was a term used to describe the slight movement of stocks. These machines, (think a computer printer but in 1867) were used to track stock movements by recording every transaction and then relaying the results.

Taking a look at what was recorded on the ticker tape, well, let’s just say that you would need to know quite a bit about investing before anything you saw on the tape would make sense. For one transaction, the tape would record several characters. The first set was the stock’s ticker symbol. A ticker symbol is simply an abbreviated name for a company, usually 3 or 4 letters that let investors know which stock is being traded. The second set of symbols was the number of shares traded. Usually the amounts are large, so if the number of shares were in the thousands, the reading could be something like 3k for 3,000. The next set of symbols are numbers that designate what the trade price of that particular stock was. This is also known as the last bid price. The next symbol is the easiest one to read, it will either be an up arrow to show that the price of the stock is headed up compared to yesterday’s closing price or it will be a down arrow showing that the stock price in headed lower. The final set of numbers shows the amount the price of the stock changed, for the better or the worse.

The modern day tickers are electronic and the days of ticker tape being used are over. The only place you’re likely to see a ticker tape machine these days is in a museum or on an episode of The Simpsons (Mr. Burns has one).

While ticker tape is no longer in use, it was synonymous with Wall Street and investing in America for generations. And yes, even today, if there is a big parade somewhere, you can bet rolls of ticker tape will be used to make the event as festive as possible.

How the market affects gas prices

A recent downturn in gas prices has come as a welcome relief to most drivers in North America. The timing, however, of the price drop has many people thinking conspiracy theory. A recent poll of Americans showed that a staggering 42 percent of respondents believe that George W. Bush and the ruling Republican administration in Washington lowered gas prices in time for the November 2006 mid-term elections. While this may or may not be the case, the various stock markets around the world do have a real time impact on the price of oil, and therefore gasoline.

The biggest culprit in the lowering of gas prices might actually be Mother Nature. In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, many investors on Wall Street and around the world invested heavily in gas and oil futures, guessing that another direct hit by a Katrina-like storm directly on gas and oil pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico would send prices through the roof like they did last year. But a recent correction by hurricane forecasters who downgraded the 2006 hurricane season caused the price of oil to plummet and all those investors who bought futures to cry.

But it wasn’t just the hurricanes that did it. The announcement coincided with the end of the summer season for drivers, which also dragged down the price of oil. The price of oil over this time fell off the table, going from an August 7th high of $77 a barrel to $58 a barrel in October. It doesn’t take long for this drop in prices to be felt at the pump.

This seismic shift in oil and gas prices over such a short amount of time left many investors in deep financial trouble. At least one mutual fund that was invested heavily in oil and gas futures went belly up due to this dramatic drop in prices. At the same time, there were other funds that did quite well despite the portfolio-ruining drop in oil prices. As they say in sports, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

While it may be naive to think that global politics never plays a part in the world’s commodity markets, it is unlikely that the sole reason for the massive and speedy drop in oil prices was due to upcoming elections. The number of variables that play on the world’s stocks, bonds and commodities is too vast in number to be influenced completely on one country’s elections.

9-11 and the New York Stock Exchange

Maybe no event in American history was as dramatic as the attacks of September 11, 2001. When the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, we had live radio broadcasts bringing updates, and the next days newspaper how photographs of the carnage, but with 9/11, we had live, crystal clear television pictures beamed right into our living rooms. While we still take pause to think of that horrendous day, the world’s financial markets took a hit like they never have before as the ripple effect from Ground Zero was felt all around the world. When the attacks happened, and because of how close the World Trade Centers were located to Wall Street, trading wasn’t even started. Everyone that had shown up to work that day was told to stay inside until it was safe. Many people inside the exchange reported feeling the ground shake as the two towers collapsed, and the exchange became a refuge for those fleeing the giant cloud of dust, smoke and debris that appeared once the towers fell. The buildings that hold the New York Stock Exchange were not damaged during the attacks, but a major telephone bunker than held the phone system for the entire area located near the World Trade Center was severely damaged, hence making communication on the floor of the exchange impossible. The stock market remained closed until September 17. It would turn out to be the longest that the market would remain closed since 1933 and the Great Depression. During it’s first day of trading after the attacks, the market lost over 680 points, the single biggest one day drop in the exchanges history. While the drop only accounted for a little over 7 percent, it is still considered a major event. By the end of that first week back open, the Dow Jones had lost over 1360 points or 14 percent of its value. It would go down as the worst week in market history. The total money losses during that time were estimated to be around 1.2 trillion. The events of September 11 led to a dramatic increase in security around the exchange, as many feel it could be a target in future attacks. The events of 9/11 will live on in the minds of everyone who lived through it. For those who had shown up for a day at work on Wall Street, the event is difficult to forget. The NYSE came through it stronger and so did the nation.

Day Trading

With the technology boom that has changed the way business is done across the globe, one unintended result has been the rise of day trading. Day trading is a risky and stressful form of trading that involved buying stock and selling it within one days time. It’s thought that if this is done enough time, with the right foresight and financial advice, that a person can make quite a lot of money each day. Day trading wasn’t even an option before the 1990’s. Here’s why. Back before the computer age allowed instant stock buying and selling, the financial settlement period use to take much, much longer. It was possible to buy a stock, and not have to pay for it for another 10 business days. It was common practice in those days to try to sell the stock for more than it was worth before you had to pay for it in an attempt to make a profit. Many traders who had no actual money of their own would make their livings this way, and it’s obvious how dangerous this was. A day trader has many different strategic options that he or she can follow to try to make a profit. The first is trend following. This is a tool that is used by all investors and its simply the idea that stocks that have been going up will continue to go up and stocks that have been going down will continue to go down. Obviously, this isn’t always the case, which makes trend following a dangerous method to base all of your day trading investments on. Range trading is another tool used by day traders. This is the practice of buying and selling stocks once they reach their respective highs and lows. The trader figures that a stock that is headed up will continue to go up, but only until it reaches a new high, and then it’s due to go back down. The same is thought for stocks headed the other way. Once they reach a brand new low, they tend to rebound and head back up. Playing news is another common tool of the day trader. The technique is exactly what it sounds like, buying stock that has just released good news and selling stock that has just released bad news. While none of these techniques are guaranteed, day trading is increasing in popularity every year, and while the potential for significant loss is very real, many continue to walk the tightrope that is day trading.

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  • Since September 30, 1985, the NYSE trading hours have been 9:30"4:00 ET. As of January 24, 2007, all NYSE stocks can be traded via its electronic Hybrid Market (except for a small group of very high-priced stocks).<a href="#hdng0">(More...)</a>

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<a name="hdng0"></a>Since September 30, 1985, the NYSE trading hours have been 9:30"4:00 ET. As of January 24, 2007, all NYSE stocks can be traded via its electronic Hybrid Market (except for a small group of very high-priced stocks). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a>

The origin of the NYSE can be traced to May 17, 1792, when the Buttonwood Agreement was signed by 24 stock brokers outside of 68 Wall Street in New York under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street which earlier was the site of a stockade fence. On March 8, 1817, the organization drafted a constitution and renamed itself the "New York Stock & Exchange Board". (This name was shortened to its current form in 1863.)<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The NYSE was destroyed in the Great Fire of New York (1835). It moved to a temporary headquarters. In 1863 it changed its name to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The right to directly trade shares on the exchange is conferred upon owners of the 1366 "seats". The term comes from the fact that up until the 1870s NYSE members sat in chairs to trade; this system was eliminated long ago. In 1868, the number of seats was fixed at 533, and this number was increased several times over the years.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> In 1953, the exchange stopped at 1366 seats. These seats are a sought-after commodity as they confer the ability to directly trade stock on the NYSE. Seat prices have varied widely over the years, generally falling during recessions and rising during economic expansions.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a>

With the arrival of the Hybrid Market, a greater proportion of trading was executed electronically and the NYSE decided to close the 30 Broad Street trading room in early 2006.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The main building, located at 18 Broad Street between the corners of Wall Street and Exchange Place, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978. NYSE Group merged with Euronext, and many of its operations (particularly IT and the trading platform) will be combined with that of the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Arca.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> NYSE's governing board voted to acquire rival Archipelago on December 6, 2005, and become a for-profit, public company. It began trading under the name NYSE Group on March 8, 2006. A little over one year later, on April 4, 2007, the NYSE Group completed its merger with Euronext, the European combined stock market, thus forming the NYSE Euronext, the first transatlantic stock exchange.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The NYSE is operated by NYSE Euronext, which was formed by the NYSE's merger with the fully electronic stock exchange Archipelago Holdings and Euronext.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a>

The NYSE was closed from September 11 until September 17, 2001 as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks. On September 17, 2003, NYSE chairman and chief executive Richard Grasso stepped down as a result of controversy concerning the size of his deferred compensation package. He was replaced as CEO by John S. Reed, the former Chairman of Citigroup. The NYSE announced its plans to acquire Archipelago on April 21, 2005, in a deal intended to reorganize the NYSE as a publicly traded company.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> On September 16, 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street outside the NYSE building, killing 33 people and injuring more than 400.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The first central location of the NYSE was a room rented for $200 a month in 1817 located at 40 Wall Street.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The perpetrators were never found. The NYSE building and some buildings nearby, such as the JP Morgan building, still have marks on their facades caused by the bombing.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> The human interaction and expert judgment as to order execution differentiates the NYSE from fully electronic markets.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> " President Bush makes surprise visit to NYSE ", CNN Money, Cable News Network, 2007 - 01-31.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a> There was a panic similar to many with a fall of 7.2% in value (554.26 points) on October 27, 1997 prompted by falls in Asian markets, from which the NYSE recovered quickly.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a>

NYSE's stock exchange traders floor before the introduction of electronic readouts and computer screens.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank" [2]</a>

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<a name="hdng1"></a>Formerly run as a private organization, the NYSE became a public entity in 2005 following the acquisition of electronic trading exchange Archipelago. <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a> Because of its long operating history the NYSE is home to the majority of the world's largest and best-known companies. Foreign-based corporations can list their shares on the NYSE if they adhere to certain Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, known as listing standards.<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a> The Birth Of Stock Exchanges <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/stock-exchange-history.asp">The Birth Of Stock Exchanges</a> - Learn how British coffeehouses helped give rise to the juggernaut that is the NYSE. The Tale Of Two Exchanges: NYSE And Nasdaq <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/03/103103.asp">The Tale Of Two Exchanges: NYSE And Nasdaq</a> - Learn some of the important differences in the way they operate and the securities that trade on them.<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a> Today, more than half of all NYSE trades are conducted electronically, although floor traders are still used to set pricing and deal in high volume institutional trading.<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a> Known as the "Big Board", the NYSE relied for many years on floor trading only, using the open outcry system.<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a> The NYSE opens for trading Monday through Friday 9:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. (ET), closing early on rare occasions.<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a>

The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange is now called NYSE Euronext, following a merger with the European exchange in 2007.<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank" [1]</a>

NYSE Euronext, the holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., was launched on April 4, 2007.<a href="http://ir.nyse.com/" TARGET="_blank" [3]</a> NYSE Euronext (NYSE/New York and Euronext/Paris: NYX) operates the world's largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services.<a href="http://ir.nyse.com/" TARGET="_blank" [3]</a> Financials <a href="http://www.nyse.com/financials/1134526123625.html"> Financials</a> Access NYSE Euronext news releases, SEC and AMF filings, and our annual reports.<a href="http://ir.nyse.com/" TARGET="_blank" [3]</a> Investor Outreach <a href="http://www.nyse.com/investoroutreach/1134526123806.html"> Investor Outreach</a> Access information on NYSE Euronext events, including an archive of earnings presentations.<a href="http://ir.nyse.com/" TARGET="_blank" [3]</a> Corporate Governance <a href="http://www.nyse.com/corpgovernance/1134145027092.html"> Corporate Governance</a> To best serve its investors, NYSE Euronext has created a governance structure that reflects the highest standards of independence, oversight and transparency.<a href="http://ir.nyse.com/" TARGET="_blank" [3]</a> A separate page is dedicated to NASDAQ, NYSE and Amex Most Active securities during the regular trading session between 9:00 a.m. ET and 4:00 p.m. ET. Investors may trade in the Pre-Market (8:00-9:30 a.m. ET) and the After Hours Market (4:00-6:30 p.m. ET).<a href="http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/afterhourmanyse.stm" TARGET="_blank" [4]</a> Most Active tables are available for the NASDAQ Pre-Market (8:00-9:30 a.m. ET) and for NASDAQ, NYSE, and Amex After Hours Market (4:00-6:30 p.m. ET.)<a href="http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/afterhourmanyse.stm" TARGET="_blank" [4]</a> Pre-Market data is provided by ILX on a real-time basis; After Hours Market data is provided by ILX on a 15 minute delayed basis for NASDAQ stocks and a 20 minute delayed basis for NYSE and Amex stocks.<a href="http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/afterhourmanyse.stm" TARGET="_blank" [4]</a>

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1. <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nyse.asp" TARGET="_blank">New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)</a>
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2. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" TARGET="_blank">New York Stock Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>
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3. <a href="http://ir.nyse.com/" TARGET="_blank">NYSE, New York Stock Exchange > Investor Relations > Investor Relations Home</a>
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4. <a href="http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/afterhourmanyse.stm" TARGET="_blank">NYSE After Hours Most Active</a>
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5. <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/gainers?e=nq" TARGET="_blank">NYSE Price % Gainers - Yahoo! Finance</a>
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