Amsterdam Stock Exchange and the rise of securities trading (1602–1720)

1. VOC begins regular secondary trading in Amsterdam

   Jan 1, 1602Labels: VOC, Amsterdam Exchange

   • Guinness
   • Euronext Wiki

2. VOC charter creates tradable company shares

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: VOC Charter, Dutch Republic

   • Britannica
   • VOC Wiki

3. Investors subscribe to VOC’s initial share issue

   Sep 1, 1602Labels: VOC, Share Subscription

   • Euronews
   • VOC Wiki

4. VOC issues early share certificates to investors

   Sep 27, 1606Labels: VOC, Share Certificate

   • DutchNews
   • Dirck van Os

5. Amsterdam establishes the Wisselbank for settlement

   Jan 31, 1609Labels: Wisselbank, Amsterdam

   • Britannica
   • Beursgesch

6. Authorities restrict “naked” short selling in VOC

   Jan 1, 1610Labels: Isaac Le, Short Selling

   • Beursgesch
   • Euronews

7. Amsterdam opens de Keyser exchange building

   Jan 1, 1611Labels: Beurs de, Exchange Building

   • Beursgesch
   • Bourse FR

8. WIC charter expands Amsterdam’s tradable securities

   Jun 3, 1621Labels: WIC, Dutch West

   • LOC Charter
   • Yale Avalon

9. Tulip contract boom and crash highlights speculation risks

   Feb 1, 1637Labels: Tulip Mania, Forward Contracts

   • Tulip Wiki
   • Wind Trade VU

10. Financial system is stress-tested during Rampjaar

    Jan 1, 1672Labels: Rampjaar, Wisselbank

    • Rampjaar Wiki
    • Wisselbank

11. De la Vega publishes early analysis of exchange trading

    Jan 1, 1688Labels: Joseph de, Confusi n

    • Cambridge
    • Vega Wiki

12. European bubble of 1719–1720 spreads to Dutch “windhandel”

    Jan 1, 1720Labels: 1719 1720, Windhandel

    • Britannica
    • Wind Trade VU

13. Amsterdam unrest marks the crash’s social consequences

    Oct 5, 1720Labels: Amsterdam Unrest, Coffeehouse Confrontation

    • ONH
    • Wind Trade VU

14. Post-1720 caution reshapes Amsterdam’s trading culture

    Dec 1, 1720Labels: Post-1720 Reform, Dutch Regulation

    • Wind Trade VU
    • Britannica