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	Topics Amsterdam Stock Exchange Topic Home The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchangeStock exchange A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization which provides facilities for s... based in AmsterdamAmsterdam ', the official capital of the Netherlands, lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay and the Amstel river.... . It merged on September 22, 2000 with the Brussels Stock ExchangeBrussels Stock Exchange The Brussels Stock Exchange was founded in Brussels, Belgium by Napoleonic decree in 1801.... and the Paris Stock Exchange to form EuronextEuronext Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Ki... , and is now known as Euronext Amsterdam. History The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered the oldest in the world. It was established in 1602 by the Dutch East India CompanyDutch East India Company The Dutch East India Company was established on March 20, 1602, when the Estates-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21... (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, or "VOC") for dealings in its printed stockStock In financial markets, stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issuance and distribution of shares.... s and bondsFacts About Bond (finance) Within finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal... . It was subsequently renamed the Amsterdam Bourse and was the first to formally begin trading in securitiesSecurity (finance) Security is the legal right given to a creditor by a borrower.... . The European Option Exchange (EOE) was founded in 1978 in Amsterdam as a futures and options exchange. In 1983 it started a stock market indexStock market index A stock market index is a listing of stocks and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components.... , called the EOE index, consisting of the 25 largest companies that trade on the stock exchange. In 1997 the Amsterdam Stock Exchange and the EOE merged, and its blue chip index was renamed AEXAEX index The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade o... , for "Amsterdam EXchange". It is now managed by Euronext Amsterdam. The former Stock Exchange building was the Beurs van BerlageBeurs van Berlage The Beurs van Berlage is a building on the Damrak, in the center of Amsterdam.... . External links The in the world, issued by the Dutch East India Company, 1606.