ANTH 2120 Lecture Notes - Toronto Stock Exchange, Order Matching System, London Underground Standard Stock
Document Summary
October 25, 1861: tsx was formally created in the passing of a resolution by 24 men who had gathered at the masonic hall in toronto to establish a framework to introduce the exchange of financial instruments. With only 18 securities, mainly related to banks and real estate, listed at the time, trading was limited to daily half-hour sessions during which a handful of transactions took place. 1913: tsx built its own building on bay street and moved into it and introduced the first printout ticker that provided a printout of trading prices as well as bid/ask quotations for stocks. However, we now have access to electronic tapes that scroll across computer screens. 1934: in order to cope with the economic crisis, the tsx merged with its main competitor, the. Standard stock and mining exchange, adopting the toronto stock exchange name.
