Historical event

First Stock Exchange

Date: March 20, 1602

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange opens as the world's first official stock exchange with the Dutch East India Company issuing the first publicly traded company shares, creating the foundation of modern capital markets and corporate finance.

Tags: stock exchange, amsterdam, dutch east india company, shares, stocks, capital markets, investment, corporate finance, securities trading, financial markets, public companies, shareholders, equity, financial instruments, market capitalism

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