The most traditional version of the stock market is that a company issued shares in order to gain cash for investment, with shareholders essentially fronting th

The most traditional version of the stock market is that a company issued shares in order to gain cash for investment, with shareholders essentially fronting the risk for a portion of the pie. If it things went well, there would be dividends, then you addition of trading shares to someone other than the originating company. Can't say much on derivatives and others, at least futures made sense as way of fronting money for agriculture :/