STOCK MARKETS OF EARLIER DAYS

New delhi 18-08-2020,sunil kumar ,VNI

Stock markets were started when countries in the New World began trading with each other. ... In 1602, the Dutch East India Co. issued the first paper shares. This exchangeable medium allowed shareholders to conveniently buy, sell and trade their stock with other shareholders and investors.======

Stock is a term used to symbolize an investor's ownership in a company. Those who own stock are commonly called stockholders or shareholders. ... While trading of debt and commodities has its origins in the Middle Ages, the modern concept of a stock market began in the late 16th century.======================

A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock and bonds and other financial instruments. 

====Famous stock  markets of olden days  include the well-known ones, such as the stock exchanges of London (LSE) and New York (NYSE); commodities exchanges, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and futures and options exchanges, such as the Chicago Board Options Exchange