page_title: New York Stock Exchange
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: New York Stock Exchange / Trading / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: English: The New York Stock Exchange building is blockaded by security personel and police armed with M16 machine guns and police dogs. Such security measure was in response to the 9/11 terrorist attack to the US. Years ago, tourists could watch stock traders work on the Exchange's tradefloor from the balcony of the mezzanine level. The building is no longer open to the public.
context_page_description: The New York Stock Exchange is an American stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at US$30.1 trillion as of February 2018. The average daily trading value was approximately US$169 billion in 2013. The NYSE trading floor is located at 11 Wall Street and is composed of 21 rooms used for the facilitation of trading. An additional trading room, located at 30 Broad Street, was closed in February 2007. The main building and the 11 Wall Street building were designated National Historic Landmarks in 1978.
  The NYSE is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, an American holding company that it also lists. Previously, it was part of NYSE Euronext, which was formed by the NYSE's 2007 merger with Euronext.
context_section_description: In 1792, NYSE acquires its first traded securities.
  In 1817, the constitution of the New York Stock and Exchange Board is adopted. It had also been established by the New York brokers as a formal organization.
  In 1863, Name changed to the New York Stock Exchange.
  In 1865, New York Gold Exchange was acquired by the NYSE.
  In 1867, Stock tickers were first introduced.
  In 1885, the 400 NYSE members in the Consolidated Stock Exchange withdraw from Consolidated over disagreements on exchange trade areas.
  In 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is first published in The Wall Street Journal.
  In 1903, NYSE moves into new quarters at 18 Broad Street.
  In 1906, the DJIA exceeds 100 on January 12.
  In 1907, Panic of 1907.
  In 1909, Trading in bonds.
  In 1915, Basis of quoting and trading in stocks changed from % of par value to dollars.
  In 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street outside the NYSE building. Thirty-eight killed and hundreds injured.
  In 1923, Poor's Publishing introduced their "Composite Index", today referred to as the S&P 500, which tracked a small number of companies on the NYSE.
  In 1929, the central quote system was established; Black Thursday, October 24 and Black Tuesday, October 29 signal the end of the Roaring Twenties bull market.
  In 1938, NYSE names its first president.
  In 1943, trading floor is opened to women.
  In 1949, the third longest (eight-year) bull market begins.
  In 1954, the DJIA surpasses its 1929 peak in inflation-adjusted dollars.
  In 1956, the DJIA closes above 500 for the first time on March 12.
  In 1957, after Poor's Publishing merged with the Standard Statistics Bureau, the Standard & Poors composite index grew to track 500 companies on the NYSE, becoming known as the S&P 500.
  In 1966, NYSE begins a composite index of all listed common stocks. This is referred to as the "Common Stock Index" and is transmitted daily. The starting point of the index is 50. It is later renamed the NYSE Composite Index.
  In 1967, Muriel Siebert becomes the first female member of the New York Stock Exchange.
  In 1967, protesters led by Abbie Hoffman throw mostly fake dollar bills at traders from gallery, leading to the installation of bullet-proof glass.
  In 1970, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation was established.
  In 1971, NYSE incorporated and recognized as Not-for-Profit organization.
  In 1971, the Nasdaq was founded and competes with the NYSE as the world's first electronic stock market. To date, the Nasdaq is the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, behind only the NYSE.
  In 1972, the DJIA closes above 1,000 for the first time on November 14.
  In 1977, foreign brokers are admitted to NYSE.
  In 1980, the New York Futures Exchange was established.
  In 1987, Black Monday, October 19, sees the second-largest one-day DJIA percentage drop (22.6%, or 508 points) in history.
  In 1987, Membership in the NYSE reaches a record price of $1.5 million.
  In 1990, the longest (ten-year) bull market begins.
  In 1991, the DJIA exceeds 3,000.
  In 1995, the DJIA exceeds 5,000.
  In 1996, real-time ticker introduced.
  In 1997, on October 27, a sell-off in Asia's stock markets hurts the U.S. markets as well; DJIA sees the largest one-day point drop of 554 (or 7.18%) in history.
  In 1999, the DJIA exceeds 10,000 on March 29.
  In 2000, the DJIA peaks at 11,722.98 on January 14; first NYSE global index is launched under the ticker NYIID. 
  In 2001, trading in fractions (​ⁿ⁄₁₆) ends, replaced by decimals (increments of $0.01, see Decimalization); September 11 attacks occur causing NYSE to close for four sessions.
  In 2003, NYSE Composite Index relaunched and value set equal to 5,000 points.
  In 2006, NYSE and ArcaEx merge, creating NYSE Arca and forming the publicly owned, for-profit NYSE Group, Inc.; in turn, NYSE Group merges with Euronext, creating the first trans-Atlantic stock exchange group; DJIA tops 12,000 on October 19.
  In 2007, US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision on January 31; NYSE announces its m
caption: Security after the September 11 attacks
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