09
Sep
The concept of securities and stocks has evolved over centuries, and it is difficult to attribute their invention to a single individual. The origins of securities and stocks can be traced back to ancient times when various forms of financial instruments and trading existed. One of the earliest examples of securities-like instruments can be found in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 2000 BCE. Clay tablets discovered from that era show evidence of debt contracts and the buying and selling of shares in agricultural enterprises. The development of modern securities markets can be linked to the emergence of stock exchanges in…