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Where do buyers and sellers meet to trade securities like stocks, bonds, funds, currencies, and derivatives?
What market structure provides transparency, regulations, and pricing driven by supply and demand?
Where do government agencies, public companies, and private companies raise capital by selling securities?
Which market involves the initial sale of securities directly from the issuer to investors?
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In which market do issuers not receive additional capital when securities are bought and sold by investors?
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Study Notes
- Stock markets are where buyers and sellers meet to trade securities like stocks, bonds, funds, currencies, and derivatives.
- Market structure provides transparency, allows for regulations, and pricing driven by supply and demand for market efficiency.
- Capital markets encompass stock and bond markets where entities like government agencies, public companies, and private companies raise capital by selling securities.
- Primary market involves the initial sale of securities (stocks and bonds) directly from the issuer to investors, often through an initial public offering (IPO).
- Secondary market, known as the stock market, involves the buying and selling of securities among investors where issuers do not receive additional capital.
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Learn about stock markets, market structure, and capital markets including the primary and secondary market. Explore how securities like stocks and bonds are traded and how entities raise capital through the issuance of securities.
