<P> In 1817 the stockbrokers of New York operating under the Buttonwood Agreement instituted new reforms and reorganized . After sending a delegation to Philadelphia to observe the organization of their board of brokers , restrictions on manipulative trading were adopted as well as formal organs of governance . After re-forming as the New York Stock and Exchange Board the broker organization began renting out space exclusively for securities trading , which previously had been taking place at the Tontine Coffee House . Several locations were used between 1817 and 1865 , when the present location was adopted . </P>
<P> In 1817 the stockbrokers of New York operating under the Buttonwood Agreement instituted new reforms and reorganized . After sending a delegation to Philadelphia to observe the organization of their board of brokers , restrictions on manipulative trading were adopted as well as formal organs of governance . After re-forming as the New York Stock and Exchange Board the broker organization began renting out space exclusively for securities trading , which previously had been taking place at the Tontine Coffee House . Several locations were used between 1817 and 1865 , when the present location was adopted . </P>
where did traders in new york originally meet
where did traders in new york originally meet
Tontine Coffee House
Tontine Coffee House