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How does the stock market work?

Oliver Elfenbaum · TED

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About

In the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company employed hundreds of ships to trade goods around the globe. In order to fund their voyages, the company turned to private citizens to invest money to support trips in exchange for a share of the profits. In doing so, they unknowingly invented the world's first stock market. So how do companies and investors use the market today? Oliver Elfenbaum explains. [Directed by Tom Gran & Madeleine Grossi, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Euan James-Richards].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Oliver Elfenbaum
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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