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| Murphy, Richard McGill 1 Jul 2014 | It's worth remembering the original Amsterdam Bourse because it established the template for the modern financial center, a physical place where finance professionals help companies access the capital they need to grow |
As Richard McGill Murphy 2014 notes: "In 1602 the Dutch East India Company opened the world's first stock exchange in Amsterdam.