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Encyclopedia > Amsterdam Stock Exchange
A bond from the Dutch East India Company, dating from 7 November 1623, for the amount of 2,400 florins

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange (AEX) is a European stock exchange, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It recently merged with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext. A bond from the Dutch United East India Company, dating from 7 November 1623, for the amount of 2,400 florins; Amsterdam (Middelburg) Source: http://www. ... A bond from the Dutch United East India Company, dating from 7 November 1623, for the amount of 2,400 florins; Amsterdam (Middelburg) Source: http://www. ... Dutch East India Company bond, issued in 1623. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Florin is The Netherlands Antilles florin is the currency of the Netherlands Antilles. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Municipality of Amsterdam Alternate meanings: See Amsterdam Amsterdam  listen is the capital of the Netherlands. ... Euronext N.V. is a European stock exchange with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ...



The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered the oldest in the world. It was established in 1602 by the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) for dealings in its printed stocks and bonds. It was subsequently renamed the Amsterdam Bourse and was the first to formally begin trading in securities. Events February 14 - William Shakespeare First performance of Twelfth Night on Candlemas March 20 - The Dutch East India Company is established as The United East India Company by the Dutch States-General May 15 - Bartolomew Gosnold becomes the first European to discover Cape Cod. ... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... A stock, also referred to as a share, is commonly a share of ownership in a corporation. ... Dutch East India Company bond, issued in 1623. ... Securities are tradeable interests representing financial value. ...


External link

  • Euronext Amsterdam website (http://www.aex.nl/aex.asp?taal=en)
  • "Oldest Stock Exchange" (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=49450&Reg=1) (Guinness World Records)
  • The oldest share (http://www.oldest-share.com/) in the world, issued by the Dutch East India Company VOC, 1606.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Stock exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (548 words)
A stock exchange is a corporation or mutual organization which provides the facilities for stock brokers to trade company stocks and other financial instruments in the secondary market.
Stock exchanges also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of securities, as well as other financial instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividends.
A stock exchange is often the most important component of a stock market.
Amsterdam Stock Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (157 words)
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange (AEX) is a European stock exchange, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It recently merged with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext.
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered the oldest in the world.
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