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How to build a stock exchange — the past, present and future of finance

How to build a stock exchange — the past, present and future of finance

Update: 2025-10-20
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This rollicking history traces the evolution of the London stock exchange, from the Transatlantic slave trade to modern day missions to Mars, arguing that the financial markets wield the power to bring down governments, and shape our societies, for better and for worse.

This lecture was recorded at the Australian National University.

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Philip Roscoe Author, How to Build a Stock Exchange: The Past, Present and Future of FinanceProfessor of Management, University of St Andrews, Scotland

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How to build a stock exchange — the past, present and future of finance

How to build a stock exchange — the past, present and future of finance

Australian Broadcasting Corporation