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Business Trivia

When did brokerages switch from fixed commissions to negotiated commissions?

on Aug 30, 2024

Published in Business Trivia

April, 1995
June, 1995
March, 1975
May 1995

May 1995. May 1, 1995, known as "May Day" on Wall Street, saw the start of discount brokerage firms.

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