About this Study Set
This study set covers Stock Markets through
18 practice questions.
A collection of historical milestones, inventions, and foundational moments in global stock market history. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
Questions & Answers
Browse all 18 questions from the
Landmarks of Financial History study set below.
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1
Which company is credited with issuing the first modern stock in 1602?
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A
Dutch East India Company
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B
British East India Company
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C
South Sea Company
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D
Mississippi Company
2
Where was the world's first formal stock exchange located?
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A
London
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B
New York
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C
Amsterdam
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D
Paris
3
What was the first company listed on the New York Stock Exchange upon its founding in 1792?
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A
Bank of New York
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B
JPMorgan Chase
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C
General Electric
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D
AT&T
4
Which invention in 1867 revolutionized the way stock prices were disseminated to brokers?
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A
The Telegraph
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B
The Ticker Tape Machine
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C
The Telephone
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D
The Radio
5
What is the name of the agreement signed in 1792 that effectively created the New York Stock Exchange?
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A
Wall Street Accord
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B
Buttonwood Agreement
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C
Manhattan Exchange Pact
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D
Broad Street Treaty
6
Which stock market index, introduced in 1884, is considered the oldest continuous market indicator?
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A
S&P 500
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B
Nasdaq Composite
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C
Dow Jones Industrial Average
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D
Dow Jones Transportation Average
7
In which year did the London Stock Exchange officially open in its own purpose-built building?
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A
1773
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B
1801
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C
1850
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D
1905
8
What was the first company to be listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average when it was published in 1896?
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A
General Electric
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B
Coca-Cola
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C
ExxonMobil
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D
Apple
9
Which US legislation, enacted in 1934, created the Securities and Exchange Commission?
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A
Glass-Steagall Act
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B
Securities Exchange Act
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C
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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D
Dodd-Frank Act
10
What was the first electronic stock market to be established in the world in 1971?
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A
NYSE
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B
Nasdaq
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C
FTSE
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D
Nikkei
11
Which major financial center introduced the world's first regulated futures exchange in 1848?
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A
Chicago
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B
Frankfurt
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C
Tokyo
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D
Hong Kong
12
The first IPO (Initial Public Offering) of a company in the United States is generally attributed to which entity in 1783?
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A
The Bank of North America
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B
First Bank of the United States
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C
The New York Bank
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D
Pennsylvania Railroad
13
Which global stock index was the first to use market-capitalization weighting in 1957?
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A
S&P 500
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B
FTSE 100
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C
DAX
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D
CAC 40
14
In 1999, which market became the first to trade stocks entirely via an electronic order book without a physical floor?
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A
Island ECN
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B
Instinet
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C
Archipelago
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D
BATS
15
What was the first index to include stocks from multiple different countries, launched in 1969?
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A
MSCI World Index
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B
FTSE Global
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C
Dow Global
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D
Nikkei Global
16
Which year saw the introduction of the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States?
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A
1975
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B
1983
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C
1993
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D
2001
17
What was the first Japanese stock index, created in 1950?
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A
Nikkei 225
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B
TOPIX
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C
JASDAQ
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D
Hang Seng
18
Which invention allowed for the first transatlantic stock quote transmission in 1866?
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A
Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
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B
Fiber Optic Cable
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C
Radio Transceiver
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D
Satellite Link
