1869年9月24日
On this day, more colorfully known as "Black Friday," gold prices plummeted, sending the markets into chaos. At the root of the wreckage was an old-fashioned swindle, engineered by flamboyant financier Jay Gould and his robber baron partner, James Fisk. Gould and Fisk conspired to inflate and then corner the gold market, primarily by spreading a rumor that President Grant was about to stop the sale of government gold. Grant, who was better suited to the battlefield than office, initially bought into their logic, due, in part, to his belief that the sale of government gold would hurt farmers and small-time entrepreneurs. The president eventually saw through the scheme and, in response, put $4 million worth of gold on the market. The price of gold in specie, which had previously swelled to $163.50, promptly shrank to $133. Investors were ruined and the economy went into a tailspin. The swindle ultimately took a toll on two of its main players. It blemished Grant's record, raising suspicions about the war hero's competency. And Gould surreptitiously dumped his share of the gold before the drop in specie prices, leaving Fisk with a hefty loss on the deal. 1
1917年9月24日
The second Liberty Loan Act authorizes the U.S. Treasury to issue more debt to pay for World War I. In a stroke of genius, the Treasury creates 25-cent savings stamps that citizens can buy at post offices and banks, then affix to a thrift card. After filling a card with 16 stamps ($4 worth), citizens can trade it for a 搘ar savings stamp,� a miniature zero-coupon bond that pays $5 at maturity on January 1, 1923. At 25 cents a pop, the program raises $1.6 billion, funding nearly 5% of the U.S.� total war expenditures--and it encourages Wall Street to create 搒ales forces� of retail brokers who encourage regular American families to buy securities for the first time.
1996年9月24日
After years of success as a private company, Avis Rent-A-Car went public on this day. HFS (formerly Hospitality Franchise Systems), a hospitality franchiser, as well as the owner of Avis, put 75 percent of the rental car company's shares on the block. The result was a steady day of trading, as the stock, which opened at $17 a share, climbed to $22 by midday.
1996年9月24日 上交所决定下调交易佣金
9月24日上交所决定，从10月3日起分别下调股票、基金交易佣金和经手费标准；同时对证券交易方式作出重大调整，即由原来的有形席位交易方式改为有形无形相结合，并以无形为主的交易方式。
1997年9月24日 同时刊文《消除疑虑，增强信心》
9月24日三大证券报同时发表了《消除疑虑，增强信心》的评论员文章，文章指出证券市场将迎来全新的发展机遇，市场发展是健康平稳的，短期内不会继续大规模扩容。
2002年9月24日 证监会给基金销售立规矩
9月24日证监会发布了《证券投资基金销售活动管理暂行规定》，《规定》对基金管理公司、基金代销机构在销售基金中的活动作出了规范,如：基金的设立申请获得中国证监会核准前，不得以任何形式宣传和销售该基金。基金销售宣传不得以任何形式向投资人保证获利或者承诺最低收益，经中国证监会批准设立的特殊品种的基金除外。
2002年9月24日 主承销商执业质量实行记分制考核
证监会制定并发布实施了《主承销商执业质量考核暂行办法》,证监会及有关单位对证券机构主承销执业不良表现进行动态跟踪记录并进行记分,《办法》规定,证券机构在一年之内不良表现记分累积达12分的,暂停一个通道,暂停期为六个月。记分周期为一个自然年度,一个记分周期期满后,记分分值累计未达到12分的,该周期内的记分分值予以消除,不转入下一个记分周期，《办法》规定了证券机构主承销十三种执业不良表现记分的具体标准。
2004年9月24日 华侨城大股东将斥资两亿增持流通股
9月24日华侨城控股股东华侨城集团公司发布公告称，决定通过深圳证券交易所集中竞价的交易方式增持华侨城流通股，投入资金不超过2亿元，增持规模不超过华侨城总股本的3%。此次增持已获得中国证监会批准豁免要约收购义务。
