record for number of shares traded in a single day on the new york stock exchange
Stock market volume has changed dramatically over the years. o In the early 1920s, an active day on the New York Stock Exchange consisted of a grand total of 1,500,000 shares. o By the late 1920s, volume averaged 4,000,000 shares a day. o On October 29, 1929, a record 16,410,000 shares were traded.