the Big Board
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The NYSE, founded in 1792, was traditionally the home of blue-chip companies and is known as the Big Board on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
According to ProPublica’s Paycheck Protection Program tracking database, Drane Flannery, the company that owns the Big Board, received $158,700 on May 1, 2020, and a second draw of $222,200 on Jan. 28, 2021.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
In the aftermath of the Facebook fumble, tech firms like Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, Square, and Twitter went public on the Big Board.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2019
Each new company debuting on the Big Board gets the chance to select its specialist before going public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2018
So that was the first entry on the Big Board.
From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
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