However, on May 17, 1792, stockbrokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement, a founding document that would later lead to the iconic New York Stock Exchange, at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets.

In 1792, 24 stockbrokers and merchants signed the Buttonwood agreement on Wall Street, agreeing to trade on a commission basis. But the very first scrip (acknowledgment of debt) exchanged hands on ...

This painting of the Buttonwood Agreement signing is in the member's restaurant on the 7th floor. It was painted in 1949.