Financial History Issue 115 (Fall 2015) | Page 8

THE TICKER  MUSEUM NEWS Photo: Alan Barnett Images from the Museum’s gold exhibit, opening November 19 2 1 Photo: Marla Aaron Jewelry 5 4 NOV 15 1867 The first stock ticker goes “online,” making continuous nationwide transmission of stock prices possible for the first time. 6    FINANCIAL HISTORY  |  Fall 2015  | www.MoAF.org Photo: Jeff Rogers 3 NOV 19 1792 In the same room where the Declaration of Independence was adopted 16 years earlier, the Insurance Company of North America holds its IPO at $10 per share.