The Royal Exchange was founded by Thomas Gresham and opened by Elizabeth I in 1571. In 1698 stock traders were evicted from the old trading center known as The Royal…
By 1773 the brokers erected their own building in Sweeting's Alley, which soon became known as The Stock Exchange. The modern stock exchange was born on March 3, 1801, when…
The stock exchange had to be closed at the end of July 1914 due to the war. it was reopened in the new year. At the same time, the Royal…
In 1972 the Queen Elizabeth II opened the new 26-storey office building and in 1973 the first female member was admitted to the market, also the 11 British and Irish…
In 1986, the deregulation of the market known as the Big Bang came into effect. In 1991 the trading name became The LS E. In 1995 AIM was launched for…
1997 SENTENCES [Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Services] was launched to bring more speed and efficiency to the market. The Crest Settlement Service was also introduced in 2000. The LSE was…
In 2003 EDX London was formed, a new international equity derivatives company in partnership with Om Group and a new generation real-time market data and systems provider called Proquote Limited…
In 2004, the LSE moved to its new headquarters in Paternoster Square. In 2007, the LSE merged with Borsa Italiana.
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