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`History of the American and
`NASDAQ Stock Exchanges
`Selected References
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`Compiled by Ellen Terrell
`Business Reference Services
`September 2006;
`Updated October 2012
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`The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) got its start in
`the 1800's and was known as the "Curb Exchange" until
`1921 because it met as a market at the curbstone on
`Broad Street near Exchange Place. Its founding date is
`generally considered as 1921 because this is the year
`when it moved into new quarters on Trinity. However, it
`wasn't until 1953 that it officially became the American
`Stock Exchange.
` In November 1998, the National
`Association of Security Dealers
` announced that the
`American Stock Exchange would merge with the
`National Association of Securities Dealers creating "The
`NasdaqAmex Market Group." However, the American
`Stock Exchange remained as an active exchange.
`
`Above:
`Broad Street and curb brokers, New York City, 1916
`photographed by Irving Underhill.
`Prints and Photographs Division (Library of Congress)
`Reproduction number: LCUSZ62119537
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`In October 1, 2008, the American Stock Exchange was acquired
` by NYSE Euronext. NYSE Euronext
`integrated amex.com content and data into the nyse.com website, phasing out amex.com, effective January 16,
`2009. The new name is NYSE Amex
`.
`
`Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ
` began trading on February 8, 1971, as
`the world's first electronic stock market, trading for over 2,500 securities. In 2000, NASDAQ membership voted to
`restructure and spin off
` NASDAQ into a shareholderowned, forprofit company. In 2007, the NASD merged with
`the New York Stock Exchange's regulation committee to form the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (
`FINRA). In May 2007, NASDAQ announced
` a transaction to create global exchange and technology company
`with Swedish exchange operator, OMX. Later that year, on November 7, 2007, NASDAQ OMX announced that it
`had signed an agreement
` to acquire the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in America,
`founded in 1790. Today NASDAQ is the largest electronic stock market with over 3,000 companies listed.
`Internet Resources
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` (Product Lookup for NYSE Euronext publicly traded securities)
`Equities
`Federal Reserve Bulletin Statistical Supplement
`See AMEX (monthly/yearly) table 1.36, "Stock Market, Selected Statistics"
`Wikipedia NASDAQ
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`Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
`NASDAQ Statistical Milestones
`NASDAQ Daily Market Statistics
`NASDAQ Listed Company Finder
`Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society
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`Among the interesting items found in the PAPERS section of this site are the National Association of
`securities Dealers (NASD) Annual Report, NASD Notice to Members, and NASD News.
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`Additional Reading
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`NASDAQ : A History of the Market That Changed the World by Mark Ingebretsen. 1st ed. Roseville, Calif. :
`Forum, c2002.
`LC Call Number: HG4574.2 I54
`Catalog Record: 2002016972
`Table of Contents
`Publisher's Description
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`AMEX: A History of the American Stock Exchange, 19211971 by Robert Sobel. New York, Weybright and
`Talley [1972].
`LC Call Number: HG4575.S6
`Catalog Record: 72086971
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`The Curbstone Brokers : The Origins of the American Stock Exchange by Robert Sobel. Washington, D.C.
`: BeardBooks, 2000.
`LC Call Number: HG4575.2 .S663 2000
`Catalog Record: 00023571
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`Library of Congress Catalog Searches
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`Catalog and automatically execute a search for the subject selected. For assistance in locating other subject
`headings which relate to this topic, please consult a reference librarian.
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