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The Dutch later started joint stock companies, which let shareholders invest in business ventures and get a share of their profits-or losses. In 1602, the Dutch East India Company issued the first shares on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. It was the first company to issue stocks and bonds. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange (or Amsterdam Beurs) is also said to have been the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
Apple stock has soared 123 percent from the launch of the iPod in 2001 to the most recent period. Prior to the end of 2001, Apple stock was stuck trading around $1.50 per share (except for a short blip in 2000 when shares rose to $5.00 before falling again). It took about two and half years after the iPod launch for the stock to start its spectacular upward ascent.