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Original Trading Pre-Stock Market (1602):

1st Multinational Corporation in the World and 1st Stock Company:

"The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indian Company") was a trading company, which was established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company

The NYSE was officially established in 1792 and that is when stocks were traded officially on a stock exchange.

NYSE Time Line

http://www.nyse.com/about/history/timeline_chronology_index.html

Dow Jones Time Line

http://www.dowjones.com/Pressroom/PressKits/NewJournal/NJ_history.htm

1884 Dow Jones Indexes founded

http://www.dowjones.com/TheCompany/History/History.htm

"The DJIA was founded on May 26, 1896, and represented the average of twelve stocks from important American industries. Twelve years earlier, Mr. Dow's initial stock average, containing 9 railroads and 2 Industrial stocks..."(more)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

Interesting reading. But FYI Smith had not "invented" or was part of forming the stock market.

"The Wealth of Nations"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations

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