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Chapter 1: History
The history of the stock market
dates to the 12th century in France.
French people were trying to search
for different ways to manage and
regulate the debts of the agricultural
communities. They had high amounts
of loans that had to be paid to the
central banks. Interestingly, the
people searching for a solution were
also in debt and were later known to
be the first brokers.
The place where most of the
