The original Buttonwood Agreement signed on May 17, 1792. The New York Stock Exchange traces its origins to the Buttonwood Agreement signed by 24 stockbrokers on May 17, 1792, as a response to the first financial panic in the young nation. It set rules for how stocks could be traded and established set commissions.
Who started the first stock market?
History of the stock market timeline\n\n 1531: The first formal market is established, in Antwerp, Belgium, allowing brokers and lenders to meet and exchange promissory notes and bonds. 1611: The first stock trades hands, issued by the Dutch East India Company on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
What was the 1st stock?
The Dutch East India Co. holds the distinction of being the first company to offer equity shares of its business to the public, effectively conducting the world's first initial public offering (IPO).