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Below is a timeline of the location—and all that it has come to represent—through history. • 1652: During the Anglo-Dutch Wars, hostilities between England and the Netherlands spilled over into...
Wall Street’s history as a financial center began with slavery. The Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam conducted much of their trading outside, building a large outdoor marketplace for even...
By the turn of the 18th century, the British have taken over the colony and dismantled the barrier, turning it into a paved lane called Wall Street.
Wall Street is a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs eight city blocks between Broadway in the west and South Street and the East River in the east.
NYSE Amex Options’ Wall Street trading floor facility provides a venue for broker-negotiated deals, particularly for large institutional orders, firm facilitation orders and complex orders.
The story of Wall Street began in the late 17th century when Dutch settlers established New Amsterdam, later renamed New York City. Initially, the street served as a defensive wall built to deter attacks from the British, as conflict between England and the Netherlands followed settlers to America.
Explore Wall Street's journey from a 17th-century Dutch defensive wall to a symbol of global financial power in New York City. Explore the 1653 Wall Street palisade from New Amsterdam's Dutch settlers in Costello's 1887 book, a key to NYC's urban and defensive roots.