Chronology of the Stock Market

This chronology covers early trading and the evolution of the stock exchange in the United States, the establishment of various market indexes, and the development of market regulation, and reveals how the market was affected by historical events.

Much attention is given to the New York Stock Exchange, since for most of its existence it has been much bigger than all other stock exchanges combined.

Also included are appendices that cover such topics as basic investment risk, high growth from fixed rates, long term stock market drops, evaluating stocks, the dot.com phenomenon, market indexes, and axioms about the stock market.