Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange
Type Regional stock exchange
Location Minnesota, United States
Founded1929 in Minnesota
Closed1949
Currency United States dollar

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange was a regional stock exchange based in Minnesota, United States. It opened for business in 1929, [1] [2] [3] and merged with the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1949. [4]

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History

The new Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange opened for business in January 1929 for securities. [1]

A new president was elected to head the Minneapolis Exchange in January 1939. Donald H. Brown, then secretary of the Wells-Dickey Company, took the position. [2]

In one day in the middle of April 1942, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Stock Exchange, then exempted from registration with the SEC, did $121,935 of stock business, "bigger than six of the registered Exchanges." [3]

The Midwest Stock Exchange was formed in 1949, with the merger of the Minneapolis/St. Paul exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Cleveland Stock Exchange, and the St. Louis Stock Exchange. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stock Trading Active on St. Paul Exchange; First Day of Operations Called 'Satisfactory' as 1,288 Shares Change Hands in an Hour". The New York Times . New York City, New York. January 30, 1929. p. 37. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Heads Minneapolis Exchange". The New York Times . New York City, New York. January 21, 1939. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Topics of Interest in Wall Street Yesterday". The New York Times . New York City, New York. April 15, 1942. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Markham, Jerry W. (2002). A Financial History of the United States: From Christopher Columbus to the Robber Barons (1492-1900). M.E. Sharpe. p. 284. ISBN   9780765607300.