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History of the NASDAQ and American Stock Exchanges (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)
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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.
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`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
`
` (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
`
`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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`http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/amex/amex.html
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`History of the NASDAQ and American Stock Exchanges (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)
`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.
`
`Additional Reading
`
`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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