Type | Regional stock exchange |
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Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Founded | As early as the 1880s[1] |
Closed | 1954 (acquired by the Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange) |
Currency | United States dollar |
The Washington Stock Exchange was a regional stock exchange based in Washington, D.C. Active as early as the 1880s,[1] on July 21, 1953, members of the Washington Stock Exchange board unanimously voted to merge with the Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange.[2] The merge occurred in 1954, creating the Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington Stock Exchange.