Over 80 percent of American securities are traded on the NYSE, the oldest and largest of all United States stock exchanges. In 1991, over 10,000 institutions managing $3.5 trillion in securities had access to and used the NYSE market.
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
11 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
(212) 656-3000
Founded: 1792
Members/Seats: 1,420 members; 1,366 seats
Companies/Issues listed: 1,885 companies, 2,426 issues
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www.nyse.com
To be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, a company is expected to meet certain qualifications and to be willing to keep the investing public informed on the progress of its affairs. The company must be a going concern, or be the successor to a going concern. In determining eligibility for listing, particular attention is given to such qualifications as: 1 ) the degree of national interest in the company; 2) its relative position and stability in the industry; and 3) whether it is engaged in an expanding industry, with prospects of at least maintaining its relative position.
NYSE reported volume (shares) | First Hour Day Week Month Monthly daily average Quarter Quarterly daily average Year Annual daily average |
279,300,000 |
December 15, 1995 October 28, 1997 Week ended October 31, 1997 October 1997 October 1997 Fourth quarter, 1997 Fourth quarter, 1997 1997 1997 |
NYSE reported dollar value of trading | Day Week Month Quarter Year |
$51,936,600,000 |
October 28, 1997 Week ended October 31, 1997 October 1997 Fourth quarter 1997 1997 |
NYSE reported trades | Day Week Month Monthly daily average Quarter Quarterly daily average Year Annual daily average |
956,302 |
October 28, 1997 Week ended October 31, 1997 October 1997 October 1997 Fourth quarter 1997 Fourth quarter 1997 1997 1997 |
NYSE average shares per reported trade | Day Week Month Year |
4,924 |
June 17, 1988 Week ended July 1, 1988 June 1988 1988 |
NYSE warrant volume (units) | Day Week Month Year |
12,611,900 |
May 15, 1975 Week ended May 16, 1975 August 1990 1990 |
NYSE Composite Index | Daily close |
514.31 |
December 5, 1997 |
Industrial Transportation Utility Finance |
643.81 |
December 5, 1997 October 7, 1997 October 22, 1997 December 30, 1997 December 8, 1997 |
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NYSE block transactions Volume (shares) | Day Month Monthly % of reported volume Quarter Quarterly % of reported volume Year Yearly % of reported volume Largest block |
629,952,100 |
October 28, 1997 October 1997 June 1988 Fourth quarter, 1997 First quarter, 1995 1997 1995 April 10, 1986 |
NYSE block transactions | Day Month Quarter Year |
27,234 |
October 28, 1997 October 1997 Fourth quarter, 1997 1997 |
NYSE short interest (shares) | Mid-month |
3,667,253,305 |
December 15, 1997 (Settlement date) |
NYSE listed securities | Month-end | ||
Shares Market value |
207,088,500,000 |
December 1997 December 1997 |
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Securities market credit | Month-end | ||
Customer margin debt |
$128,190,000,000 |
October 1997 | |
Free credit balances in margin accounts |
$31,410,000,000 |
December 1997 | |
Free credit balances in cash accounts |
$52,160,000,000 |
December 1997 | |
Member trading (purchases and sales) (shares) | |||
Total member trading | Month Year |
5,837,834,000 |
October 1997 1997 |
Specialist | Month Year |
3,647,340,000 |
October 1987 1997 |
Off-floor | Month Year |
2,177,044,000 |
October 1997 1994 |
Customers' odd-lot trading (purchases and sales) (shares) Total round lot short sales | Month Year |
113,684,000 |
October 1997 1997 |
Total | Month Year |
1,407,119,000 |
October 1997 1997 |
Specialist | Month Year |
631,009,000 |
October 1997 1997 |
Off-floor | Month Year |
175,453,000 |
October 1997 1997 |
NYSE membership sale | Cash transfer |
$1,750,000 |
December 23, 1997 |
Source: Fact Book / New York Stock Exchange, NYSE 1997 |