Stock market, Stock market History, Basics

Stock market, Stock market History, Basics< 

A stock market, or (equity market), is a private or public market < 
for the 
trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.The size of the world stock market is estimated at about $36.6 trillion USD at the beginning of October 2008 . The world derivatives market has been estimated at about $480 trillion face or nominal value, 12 times the size of the entire world economy. Learn more about the stockmarket and its functions by clicking here stock market for beginners

+ Stock Market History

Stock market has a rich history and it dates back to 11th century AD. According Wikipedia an 

online encyclopedia Stockmarket history dates back to Jewish and Muslim Merchants who by then have set up every forms of Trade Associations and were in knowledge of many credit and payment methods. In the Year 1602 the Dutch East India Company issued first shares on Amsterdam Stock Exchange.It was the first company to issue stocks and Bonds. Amsterdam Stock Exchange also was the first to introduce many innovative services in the stock market like Short selling,options trading, speculative Instruments,Merchant Banking etc. 
Stock markets have a very rich history. It dates back to 11th century. People love stock market because it opens a very good and unique opportunity for them to make money. Stock market is fast displacing real estate from the most favorable investment option. Though it sees a slide or a crash people find it unique and love to make most of it. 
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