First Annual Ceremony Honoring the 230th Anniversary of The Buttonwood Agreement

Written By Abby Suckle

On May 17,1792, twenty-four stock brokers trading largely in government securities got together under a buttonwood (“sycamore”) tree on Wall Street to sign an agreement forming what today is the New York Stock Exchange.  This so-called “Buttonwood Agreement”, which provides that trades in listed securities be brought to a central market with uniform prices, created the basis for the New York Stock Exchange today.

Sponsoring Organizations

LOWER MANHATTAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

ALEXANDER HAMILTON AWARENESS SOCIETY

ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NY

CHINATOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT / CHINATOWN PARTNERSHIP

CULTURENOW

FINANCIAL DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

INSTITUTE OF HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY, & EDUCATION

JEWISH LEARNING CENTER

MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FINANCE

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ITS FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM

Abby Suckle