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The earliest record of IBM stock I can currently find is the closing price for 2/28/1962 which was $7.25 per share. I will continue to look for 1954.
The IBM stock prices for January of 2013 varied a bit through the month. The stock's price ranged from 193.80 at the lowest in the beginning of the month, up to 204.47 as the high end price on the 31st on January.
IBM stock quotes can be found through several financial websites online. IBM has a section on stock quotes. Yahoo Finances and Market Watch also have the stock quotes.
IBM's all-time high stock price WAS $139.19 per share on July 13, 1999, but it was finally surpassed in November, 2010. As of 05 November, 2010, the all-time high is $146.92
10,000 $$$ invested in IBM 1983
I can only find historical data back as far as 1980. The share price on December 31, 1979 was 64 3/8. However, that's a little misleading: if you had bought one share of IBM stock then, you would now own four, since the stock has since "split."
It is a way to look at and analysis our current stock exchange. Most people use this when they are looking into purchasing stock. They use it to help them decided how to use their money best.
The ticker symbol for IBM corporation is IBM and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
In the stock market
IBM was first added to the DOW Jones Industrial Average on May 26, 1932. When was IBM stock's first trade date?
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IBM adopted its current name in 1924 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM