20 Photos of '70s, ‘80s and '90s Stock Brokers That Would Put Jordan Belfort to Shame

Carly Tennes Published 05/29/2024 in wow

While they may have filled their days with frantic phone calls, making sales and of course, a healthy smattering of party favors as seen in The Wolf Of Wall Street, Wall Street Brokers did more than yell "buy, sell, trade!" into their landlines: They were the epitome of "locked in."

From execs kicking back with their feet up to the depths of Black Monday, here are 20 photos of '70s, '80s, and '90s stock brokers that would give Jordan Belfort a run for his millions.

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1. “Debbie Moore, first female float on the London Stock Exchange, 1980.”
2. “Pacific Stock Exchange, Early 90's [scanned darkroom print of found negative].”
3. “28-year-old Robert Downey, Jr. spends time with stockbrokers on Wall Street and is disgusted, 1993.”
4. “Wall Street interns, Lunchtime, 1987.”
5. “My father on Wall Street in the 80s.”
6. Citicorp’s International Trading Room, date unknown.
7. “Wall Street on Black Monday, 1987.”
8. John H. Gutfreund and Michael Bloomberg at Salomon Brothers, circa 1975.
9. “My banker grandpa in his office on Broadway. New York, 1991.”
10. “When Martha Stewart was an NYC stock broker, 1967 to 1972.” 
11. “My grandpa celebrating his 40th birthday in 1991, he was a stock broker.”
12. Pit traders, date unknown
13. A look inside the New York Stock Exchange, 1993
14. Bankers on Wall Street circa 1987.
15. President Ronald Reagan on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, circa 1985.
16. The New York Stock Exchange trading floor, circa 1981.
17. Stock Brokers yell at each other during the Black Monday crash, 1987.
18. A trader rests his head in his hands on Black Monday, 1987.
19. A Toronto Stock Exchange trader at the end of the day on Black Monday, stock market 19 October 87
20. Traders hard at work at the NYSE, date unknown.
21. A financial firm employee circa the 1980s.
22. A Wall Street Trading Floor, date unknown.

1. “Debbie Moore, first female float on the London Stock Exchange, 1980.”
2. “Pacific Stock Exchange, Early 90's [scanned darkroom print of found negative].”
3. “28-year-old Robert Downey, Jr. spends time with stockbrokers on Wall Street and is disgusted, 1993.”
4. “Wall Street interns, Lunchtime, 1987.”
5. “My father on Wall Street in the 80s.”
6. Citicorp’s International Trading Room, date unknown.
7. “Wall Street on Black Monday, 1987.”
8. John H. Gutfreund and Michael Bloomberg at Salomon Brothers, circa 1975.
9. “My banker grandpa in his office on Broadway. New York, 1991.”
10. “When Martha Stewart was an NYC stock broker, 1967 to 1972.” 
11. “My grandpa celebrating his 40th birthday in 1991, he was a stock broker.”
12. Pit traders, date unknown
13. A look inside the New York Stock Exchange, 1993
14. Bankers on Wall Street circa 1987.
15. President Ronald Reagan on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, circa 1985.
16. The New York Stock Exchange trading floor, circa 1981.
17. Stock Brokers yell at each other during the Black Monday crash, 1987.
18. A trader rests his head in his hands on Black Monday, 1987.
19. A Toronto Stock Exchange trader at the end of the day on Black Monday, stock market 19 October 87
20. Traders hard at work at the NYSE, date unknown.
21. A financial firm employee circa the 1980s.
22. A Wall Street Trading Floor, date unknown.