Index
market makers, 277; Raphoen brothers Nassau-Siegen, John Maurice of
as, 103, 108, 114, 121, 137; services (prince), 10, 128
of, 137; value of, 108–9 Naval Wars with England, 165, 166,
market value, 277 169; share price influenced by, 178
mediation, by brokers, 136 negotiation, by brokers, 96, 98–99, 124
Medina, Joseph de, 148 Netto de Paiva, Miguel, 207
Meijere, Maerten de, 55, 86, 109; court New Brabant Company, 10
case of, 84–85; forward contract of, New Bridge, 27–31, 30, 35, 39; trade in
59, 82 shares at, 28–29
Meijert, Hendrick van, 176 newspaper, information in, 149, 162–64
Mendes da Silva, Isaack, 165 Nicquet, Jacques, 87
Mendes de Garvoijs, Gaspar, 207 Nine Years’ War (1688–1697), 242
Mendes Flores, Manuel, 122–23, 156, nominal value, 278
159, 194, 203–4, 207; put option nonexistent shares. See fraudulent shares
purchase of, 189–91 Nootwendich discours pamphlet, 73
Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare), notarial writs, 278; by Frederick van
130–31 Banchem, 92; by Bruyningh, 69,
merchants, 164; commodities, 27–28; 80–81; by van der Groe, 224; by A.
grain, 56, 65, 102; Jewish traders as Lock, 122–23, 180, 191, 202, 204;
new, 123–29 protest of 1613, 69
Middelburg chamber, of VOC, Nunes da Costa, Jeronimo, 127, 220;
9–10, 200, 208; active trading in, rumors of war by, 221–22
156; news from, 155–59; Velters
information from, 156–58 Ocean’s Twelve movie, 21
Middelgeest, Simon van, 73 Oldenbarnevelt, Johan van, 10, 40, 64,
military operations, of VOC, 68; 83, 88
shareholders protest against, 69–71 Old Long-Distance Company, 9–10
Moens, Bernardinus, 179–80 option premium, 190, 195, 278
money lending, by Portuguese Jews, options: American, 218; call, 194–96,
130–31 275–76; Deutz use of, 192, 194–95;
Money Never Sleeps movie, 235 European, 218; forward contracts
Muelen, Sara van der, 38 compared to, 188–89; Portuguese
Muijlman, Willem, 97 Jews and, 192; purchase of, 168;
Munter, Cornelis, 144 put, 189–91, 278; risk and, 188–89;
straddles, 190
Naiveu, Matthijs, 139 options trading, 1, 5, 15, 56, 115, 278;
naked short selling, 277–78; ban on, 60– Confusión de confusiones on, 168,
66, 80, 94–95, 167, 204; court cases 191–92, 229–30; late development
about, 65, 96, 99, 165–67, 203, of, 191; pricing models, 190; risk
204; Frederick Henry prohibition of, and, 188–89
168–69; Lopes de Castro Gago on Orange, Frederick Henry of (prince,
ban of, 202–4; of le Maire syndicate, stadholder). See Frederick Henry
60–66; revival of, 95; States General Orange, William III of (prince,
on ban of, 65–66; Supreme Court of stadholder). See William III
Holland ruling on, 203, 204; VOC Ordinaris Dingsdaeghsche Courant,
petitions against, 61–62 162–63
Nassau, Maurice of (prince, stadholder), Orient, VOC authorization to negotiate
10 with rulers in, 14
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