American Stock Exchange

He pointed across the street, where the American Stock Exchange sat next to Trinity Church, and noted our proximity to the former site of New York’s municipal slave market.

How he made his millions: Sternberg, 63, began his Wall Street career trading equity options part-time at the American Stock Exchange while attending St. John’s University in New York.

Mr. Perelman’s first deal in New York was the acquisition of Cohen-Hatfield, a jewelry company then trading on the American Stock Exchange for a fraction of its book value.

In the mid-1980s, Mr. Van Peebles was one of the few Black options traders on the American Stock Exchange — “making deals, like always,” he said.

In the mid-1980s, Van Peebles was one of the few Black options traders on the American Stock Exchange — “making deals, like always,” he said.