Category:US Stock Exchanges From Eurªka Jump to: navigation search New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange NYSE ) (pop, Big Board ) Largest US securities organization specializing in trading stocks and bonds primarily in very large companies, 2,854 listed. Founded when 24 brokers signed an agreement to trade with one another beneath a buttonwood tree outside 68 Wall Street in 1762. Big Board New York Stock Exchange price display. Originally the first electric board was installed in 1892 and was designed to page members and decrease the shouting on the floor. NYSE common stock index Composite index covering all stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, based on the market close at the end of December 1965 as 50.00 and weighted according to the number of shares listed for each issue. There are four supplementary indices for industrials, transportation, utilities and finance. Bond crowd (AmE) Members of the exchange who transact bond orders, working in an area of the floor separate from the stock traders. | |
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