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The '''Buttonwood Agreement''' is the founding document of what is now the {{Wiki|New York Stock Exchange}}. Signed in 1792 under a {{Wiki|Platanus occidentalis|buttonwood tree}} on [[Wall Street]], the simple contract bound 24 local [[merchant]]s in their agreement to trade only with one another for a 0.25% commission on whatever they traded.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Buttonwood Agreement]]</ref> These merchants would keep meeting under the tree to trade securities after the agreement had been signed.<ref name="Wall">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Wall Street]]</ref> | The '''Buttonwood Agreement''' is the founding document of what is now the {{Wiki|New York Stock Exchange}}. Signed in 1792 under a {{Wiki|Platanus occidentalis|buttonwood tree}} on [[Wall Street]], the simple contract bound 24 local [[merchant]]s in their agreement to trade only with one another for a 0.25% commission on whatever they traded.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Buttonwood Agreement]]</ref> These merchants would keep meeting under the tree to trade securities after the agreement had been signed.<ref name="Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Wall Street]]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:53, 22 September 2026
The Buttonwood Agreement is the founding document of what is now the New York Stock Exchange. Signed in 1792 under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the simple contract bound 24 local merchants in their agreement to trade only with one another for a 0.25% commission on whatever they traded.[1] These merchants would keep meeting under the tree to trade securities after the agreement had been signed.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed III (mentioned in Database entry only)