Teaching Resources

how does the stock market work?

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Link to Resource: TED-Ed

HOW DOES THE STOCK MARKET WORK is a 4 minute video that explains how in the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company unknowingly invented the first stock market by seeking funding from private citizens to fund their voyages around the globe, in exchange for a share of their profits trading goods.

Jump$tart Standards

9, 10, 11, 12
Free
20 minutes
Audio/Video, Lesson