The Global Securities Market A History

• Authoritative account of the history of the global securities market written by one of the leading experts in the field
• Covers the use of securities by both government and business through the study of both stocks and bonds
• Integrates the history of the global securities market into the financial history of the world

This history of the global securities market is the product of over 30 years of research by one of the world's foremost financial historians. It covers all aspects of the history of the securities markets from its beginnings in Medieval Venice through Amsterdam and London to its operations in Tokyo and New York today. It also integrates the history of both stocks and bonds, established and emerging markets, stock exchanges and over-the- counter trading, and the crises and continuity that have made the global securities market such a force in the world over the centuries. 

A path-breaking book unlike any other written before, it provides in one volume an authoritative account of the global securities market from its earliest developments to the present day.

Readership: Academics, reserchers, and advanced students of Economics, Finance, Business, and History; Those working in the Finance and Securities industry.