THE WALL STREET EXPERIENCE

This tour combines Wall Street's history and culture with exciting first hand accounts of the Financial Crisis.

Tour highlights include:

• Get the inside story. Hear first hand accounts of the events of the financial crisis and how some traders made billion dollar profits while some banks collapsed!
• Learn about the shadow banking system that the government ignored until it was too late. Gain a deeper understanding of the financial markets and recent financial innovations.
• What is it like being a Wall Street Trader? Learn about the trading culture and lifestyle.
• Discover the Financial District's rich history, architecture and trivia. See the skyscraper race within the concrete jungle.
• What is a (CDO) Collateralized Debt Obligation? What is a (CDS) Credit Default Swap? How were they able to destroy financial institutions around the world?
• What really brought down Bear Stearns, Lehman and AIG? Hear first hand accounts of their final days from an insider.

Stops include New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, AIG, House of Morgan, Trump Tower, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Merchant Exchange, Federal Reserve, Charging Bull, Trinity Church and more. NYSE is closed to visitors. This is mostly an outdoor walking tour with a chance go inside a few stops.
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This tour is an abridged version of the Financial Crisis tour focusing on the history and culture of Wall Street.

Tour hightlights include:

• Learn about the 400 years of history that lead to modern Wall Street from the Dutch trading outpost to the humble beginnings of the NYSE to the current financial markets
• See where high-powered meetings take place- where billion dollar deals are negotiated and where the fate of our economy is determined.
• Get a glimpse of where the "captains of industry" and Wall Street's "master of the universe" live and work.
• Be inspired by how some of the biggest US financial institutions were built by immigrants and their entrepreneurial spirit.
• Discover the Financial District's rich history, architecture and trivia. See the skyscraper race within the concrete jungle.
• On this tour, a Wall Street Insider will demystify and personify Wall Street. Bring your questions and your camera.

On the Wall Street Insider Tour, stops include New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, House of Morgan, Trump Tower, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve, Charging Bull, Trinity Church and more. NYSE is closed to visitors. This is mostly an outdoor walking tour with a chance go inside a few stops.
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This tour covers the two most important landmarks in Manhattan: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and 9/11 Memorial.

Tour highlights include:

• Take a walk with us back in time and explore the rich history of the NYSE. Find out how a simple agreement under a buttonwood tree facilitated the rapid expansion of a new nation.
• You will walk in the footsteps of financial legends as you explore the Canyons of lower Manhattan.
• On the second part of the tour, you will visit Ground Zero and the 9/11 Memorial. We all remember that day clearly, what we were doing when we heard the news. On this riveting and moving tour, you'll hear the history of the World Trade Center, the events and aftermath of 9/11. We will share the personal stories of tragedy, heroism and survival.

Stops include The New York Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, Federal Hall, St. Paul Church World Trade Center, Winter Garden, View of Ground Zero, Battery Park City, The American Express Eleven Tears Memorial, Reflecting Absence Memorial, Firefighters’ 9/11 Memorial, Engine and Ladder Co. 10/10.

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See New York City through the business, economic and financial perspective. The Wall Street Experience will give you the economic and business lens to view the great sites and hidden gems of New York City.

We bet you have never seen New York City this way even if you are a born-and-bred New Yorker. While other tours focus on the historical aspects, we add the economic and business stories that give greater educational dimension.

• Rediscover famous sites such as Grand Central Station, Chrysler Building, Times Square and more.
• See hidden gems such as the Pfizer building, Daily News building, NASDAQ and more.
• On this tour you will learn about New York City's economic development through her key industries such as transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, real estate, media, entertainment and finance.

The tour will meet at the information booth at the CENTER of Grand Central Terminal.

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