The stock market has evolved significantly since the 1929 crash, as highlighted in Andrew Ross Sorkin’s new book “1929.” Back then, the NYSE was a bustling scene due to limited information availability compared to today. Women were not allowed on the trading floor until 1943, and paying actors to inflate stock prices was legal. Brokerages were abundant in NYC, and margin trading was common at 10x leverage. Public companies didn’t have to release financial statements like 10-Ks, and there was no SEC until after the crash in 1934. Evangeline Adams, a famous stock market astrologer, even offered personalized stock recommendations for a fee.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: 7 bizarre ways the stock market was completely different in 1929 compared to today