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- Book Title
- The World's First Stock Exchange
- Publication Date
- 2014-05-27
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9780231163781
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231163789
ISBN-13
9780231163781
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175726417
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
World's First Stock Exchange
Publication Year
2014
Subject
Economic History, Finance / General, Economic Conditions, Investments & Securities / Stocks, Corporate & Business History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-039299
Reviews
A fascinating book... I can recommend unequivocally to anyone with even a modicum of interest in the history of financial markets., This book is a wonderfully textured account of the rise of stock trading in seventeenth century Amsterdam. It is replete with the personalities, circumstances, wisdom, and folly of the men who fashioned from nothing our modern world of derivatives, repos, and naked short selling. It can be read for pleasure as well as instruction., Petram's informed and lively account of Amsterdam's 17th-century securities market demonstrates that when it comes to investing and speculating we have not progressed much in four centuries. Although a company's dividend may sometimes have been paid in East Indian spices as well as cash, in most respects Dutch financial markets were surprisingly modern, with not just shares and bonds, but also forward contracts, derivatives, even repo financing with haircuts. And, of course, the Dutch experienced frauds, bankruptcies, crises, and corporate governance problems. While modern Wall Street may have succeeded Amsterdam as the leading market, what goes on there is hardly new., This is an extremely accessible and clear description of a fascinating topic. Lodewijk Petram writes with the general reader in mind and carefully conveys the intricate details of the issues addressed in an admirably lucid way. It is one of the best explanations I have seen of various aspects of securities trading that are still relevant today., This is an extremely accessible and clear description of a fascinating topic; Petram writes with the general reader in mind, and carefully conveys the intricate details of the issues addressed in an admirably lucid way. It is one of the best explanations I have seen of various aspects of securities trading that are still relevant today., This book is a wonderfully textured account of the rise of stock trading in seventeenth-century Amsterdam. It is replete with the personalities, circumstances, wisdom, and folly of the men who fashioned from nothing our modern world of derivatives, repos, and naked short selling. It can be read for pleasure as well as instruction., The inventions of shares of stock and of a stock exchange are arguably as formative to the development of the world we live in as the discovery of the telescope or of the laws of motion. And those financial innovations were born in Amsterdam. Lodewijk Petram takes us back to 1602, when it all began, and shows how the major elements of the financial life of our time came into being. A clear and vital book., The inventions of shares of stock and of a stock exchange are arguably as formative to the development of the world we live in as the discovery of the telescope or of the laws of motion. And those financial innovations were born in Amsterdam. Lodewijk Petram takes us back to 1602, when it all began, and shows how the major elements of the financial life of our time came into being. This is a clear and vital book., ... Petram does a fine job of bringing history to life and showing its relevance to modern financial crisis. Recommended for readers interested in the origins of the stock market., Petram's book is a very good example of that rare specimen, a financial history book for a popular audience. The reader gets a very good feeling of atmosphere, of time and place, and of the specific society that gave rise to our contemporary financial structure., ... In its focus on the 17th century Dutch stock market, this book gives a fascinating look at a remarkable episode in financial history.
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
332.642492
Original Language
Dutch
Table Of Content
1. A World-Famous Book 2. A New Company 3. Early Share Trading 4. Angry Shareholders 5. Fraud 6. The First Boom 7. Jewish Traders 8. Information 9. Trading Clubs 10. Speculation 11. Crisis 12. The World-Famous Book Again Epilogue Acknowledgments and Overview of Literature and Sources Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The launch of the Dutch East India Company in 1602 initiated Amsterdam's transformation from a regional market town into a dominant financial center. The Company introduced easily transferable shares, and within days buyers had begun to trade them. Soon the public was engaging in a variety of complex transactions, including forwards, futures, options, and bear raids, and by 1680 the techniques deployed in the Amsterdam market were as sophisticated as any we practice today. Lodewijk Petram's eye-opening history demystifies financial instruments by linking today's products to yesterday's innovations, tying the market's operation to the behavior of individuals and the workings of the world around them. Traveling back to seventeenth-century Amsterdam, Petram visits the harbor and other places where merchants met to strike deals. He bears witness to the goings-on at a notary's office and sits in on the consequential proceedings of a courtroom. He describes in detail the main players, investors, shady characters, speculators, and domestic servants and other ordinary folk, who all played a role in the development of the market and its crises. His history clarifies concerns that investors still struggle with today, such as fraud, the value of information, trust and the place of honor, managing diverging expectations, and balancing risk, and does so in a way that is vivid, relatable, and critical to understanding our contemporary financial predicament.
LC Classification Number
HG5570.A4P4813 2014
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