荷蘭一名歷史系的學(xué)生最近在查閱檔案時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)了世界上最古老的股票，是由荷蘭東印度公司在1606年9月9日發(fā)行的。股票上的信息顯示，其持有人為彼得?哈爾門松，是荷蘭恩克森市的居民，1638年去世后將股票留給其遺孀和女兒，最終被留存在恩克森市的檔案中。這張股票將在西菲仕蘭博物館展出。在17、18世紀(jì)，東印度公司是荷蘭最大的貿(mào)易公司，同時(shí)也是世界上首個(gè)發(fā)行股票的公司。研究顯示，在股票發(fā)行初期，因?yàn)楣居龅截?cái)政困境，股東并沒有獲得相應(yīng)的分紅，到了1610年迫于壓力才開始用現(xiàn)金和香料分發(fā)了部分紅利。

The world's oldest share, issued by sea trading firm Dutch East India Company, is seen at the West Fries Museum in Hoorn in this September 10, 2010 handout photo.（Agencies）

A Dutch history student has unearthed the world's oldest share, dating back to 1606 and issued by the sea trading firm Dutch East India Company.

Locked away in forgotten city archives, the share was made out to Pieter Harmensz, a male resident of the Dutch city Enkhuizen who served as an assistant to the city's mayors.

After his death in 1638, Harmensz left the share to his widow and their daughter Ada and the document eventually ended up in Enkhuizen archives, kept in the northwestern city Hoorn.

As the Netherlands' largest trading company in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was also the world's first company to issue stock.

The 'Enkhuizen share' dates back to September 9, 1606, when Harmensz paid the last installment of his 150 Dutch guilders.

Dutch research has shown the VOC faced early financial difficulties and shareholders were not initially paid dividends.

The company finally started paying dividends in 1610, partly in money and spices, following strong shareholder pressure.

An interesting feature on the Enkhuizen share therefore is a series of notes on the inside relating to dividends up to 1650.

The share is to be displayed at the Westfries Museum.

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