1832 - The hotel becomes the location of the first stock transactions to take place in Montreal, and perhaps Canada.
1874 - The Montreal Stock Exchange becomes Chartered after more than 40 years of informal trading, mostly in railroad and bank securities.
1883 - The Exchange moves to the Commodities Exchange building on St. Sacrament Street. Trading hours are from 10:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1904 - The Exchange moves into its own building, at 453 St. François-Xavier Street in Old Montréal . Today home to the Centaur Theatre, this building was designed by architect George B. Post who also designed the New York Stock Exchange building.
