Cosma, Sorinel - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 1344-1348
The origins of the stock market go back to the early 1600s, when the first stock (primarily involving the shipping and spice markets) was issued. Later on, the governments of the time decided to sell bonds to raise money for the wars they were involved in. That is precisely what the new U.S....