In 1968, the New York Stock Exchange began closing on Wednesdays so brokerage firms could catch up on paperwork. Every transaction depended on physical stock certificates being delivered, recorded, and reconciled. Trading had outgrown the infrastructure
In 1968, the New York Stock Exchange began closing on Wednesdays so brokerage firms could catch up on paperwork. Every transaction depended on physical stock certificates being delivered, recorded, and reconciled. Trading had outgrown the infrastructure