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“The Forsytes” is inspired by Galsworthy’s family of extremely wealthy stockbrokers in late-Victorian London, an age in which nobility’s influence and social dominance receded with the rise of new money.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

It was in that same spirit that 24 stockbrokers got together on Wall Street in 1792 to sign the Buttonwood Agreement External link, starting what would become the New York Stock Exchange.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Since that document was signed on May 17, 1792, by 24 stockbrokers who often conducted business under a buttonwood tree outside 68 Wall St., the financial markets have eagerly embraced new technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Gorgulu, of Wingfield Avenue, Wilmslow, also received payments of more than £33,000 over two years, while also gambling large sums of money and investing in stockbrokers and crypto-currency.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

As an equity investor, FrontPoint Partners was covered by Wall Street stockbrokers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis