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Stock markets play a central role in the modern economy – channeling financial fuel to businesses and sometimes channeling anxiety in the minds of investors. But in this era of lightning-fast trades and stock-exchange consolidation, how much do you know about the roots of stock trading? Test your smarts, or learn something new, with this quiz.

3. Which of these people was among the stock brokers and merchants who signed the Buttonwood Agreement in 1792 in New York, agreeing to trade securities on a commission basis?

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The Nasdaq Composite stock market index is seen inside their studios at Times Square in New York on April 1.

Alexander Hamilton

Eli Whitney

Benjamin Franklin

None of the above

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