Which is regarded as the first stock exchange of the world?
- A.London Stock Exchange
- B.New York Stock Exchange
- C.Amsterdam Stock Exchange
- D.Paris Bourse
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. It was established in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company, whose shares were traded there continuously, and it is therefore counted as the world's first stock exchange; the exchange is now part of Euronext. Option A is wrong because the London Stock Exchange grew out of the coffee house dealings of the seventeenth century and was formally founded in 1801, long after Amsterdam. Option B is wrong because the New York Stock Exchange traces itself to the Buttonwood Agreement of 1792, signed by brokers under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street. Option D is wrong because the Paris Bourse, though old, also came after Amsterdam. For Asia the corresponding first is the Bombay Stock Exchange of 1875. A connected fact often asked with this one is that the Bombay Stock Exchange of 1875 is Asia's oldest, so the first exchange of the world and the first of Asia make a pair worth learning together.
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- A.National Stock Exchange
- B.Bombay Stock Exchange
- C.Tokyo Stock Exchange
- D.Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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- A.20
- B.30
- C.50
- D.100
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Read the full explanation →What is the base year of the BSE SENSEX, and its base value?
- A.1978-79, base value 100
- B.1980-81, base value 100
- C.1991-92, base value 1000
- D.1995-96, base value 1000
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Read the full explanation →The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the benchmark index of the stock market of which country?
- A.United Kingdom
- B.United States
- C.Germany
- D.Japan
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Read the full explanation →Nikkei 225 is the share price index of which country?
- A.China
- B.South Korea
- C.Japan
- D.Singapore
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