Question

Which of the following was the first joint-stock company?

a.Muscovy company
b.South Sea Company
c.Hudson Bay Company
d.East India Company

Answer 1

muscovy company

Step-by-step explanation:

The Muscovy Company (also called the Russian Company or the Muscovy Trading Company ) was an English trading company chartered in 1555. It was the first major chartered joint stock company, the precursor of the type of business that would soon flourish in England and finance its exploration of the world.

Answer 2

Muscovy company was the first joint-stock company.