| The world is becoming a smaller place and it is often | | | | exchange. Things could have changed a little since |
| being called a global village in today's times. People | | | | then, but the idea behind a stock exchange remains |
| have an inborn wish to be a part of a distant | | | | very much the same to this very day. |
| business, and today this idea has gone into trading on | | | | Trading across borders |
| an international level. As globalization is encouraged | | | | It is natural for a company to want to grow by |
| for trade reasons, the individual trader today finds it | | | | trading across political boundaries. At present the |
| easier to be a part of a stock market across the | | | | European Union consists of twenty five countries. |
| globe. | | | | The stock markets of the continent are trying to |
| History | | | | facilitate legal trading across borders, and the system |
| If you want to understand a little more about trading | | | | is under the governance of this union at present. |
| stocks on international levels, it would do you good | | | | Across the pacific, the New York Stock Exchange is |
| to know a little about the history of the same. It is | | | | trying to achieve the same. International trade with |
| said that the trading of stock was at first initiated in | | | | offshore companies is allowed at present, although |
| Cairo in the eleventh century. The Muslims of the | | | | restrictions are enforced so as not to let anything go |
| region traded with the Jews who were merchants | | | | wrong in the future. Cross border trading is not a |
| there. Then in the twelfth century farmers from | | | | new idea, and history tells us it is best monitored in |
| France began trading their agricultural produce using | | | | any form, so as not to risk tensions. |
| debiting systems they were given by banks at the | | | | No restrictions |
| time. Their goods were looked upon much as we see | | | | However, countries today are trying to bring about a |
| market commodities today, and judged for their | | | | global change in the principles of trading stock where |
| worth in the market at the time. | | | | the restrictions on individual investors would be at a |
| The Amsterdam Stock Exchange initiated an official | | | | minimum ever. The traders in turn are waiting with |
| and formal stock exchange in the year sixteen | | | | their fingers crossed, and we suspect they won't |
| hundred and two. Dutch's East India Company was | | | | have to wait long. With globalization already a reality, |
| the first company to list itself at this stock exchange | | | | it won't be long when investors are allowed to freely |
| in Amsterdam. And so this company holds the record | | | | trade with companies across the border. This will help |
| of the first ever to hold a listed stock at any | | | | the markets rise like never before. |