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In the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company employed hundreds of ships to trade goods around the globe. In order to fund their voyages, the company turned to private citizens to invest money to support trips in exchange for a share of the profits. In doing so, they unknowingly invented the world's first stock market. So how do companies and investors use the market today? Oliver Elfenbaum explains. [Directed by Tom Gran & Madeleine Grossi, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Euan James-Richards].
在 1600 年代,荷兰东印度公司雇佣了数百艘船只在全球范围内进行交易。为了拥有足够的资金支持昂贵的行程,这家公司将目光转向了大众,以一定的利润作为交换,让大众投资支持。就这样,他们不知不觉中发明了世界第一个股票市场。那么当今的公司和投资者应该如何利用这个市场?奥利弗·埃尔芬邦姆(Oliver Elfenbaum)向你解释。