What is a secondary Bond Market? | |||||
When an investor chooses against holding the bond till maturity, they sell it to another investor in the market who might be interested in it. To buy a bond in a secondary market you need a bank account for transactions, and a DEMAT account to get the bonds deposited. | |||||
What is meant by Secondary Market? | |||||
Secondary Market refers to a market where securities are traded after being initially offered to the public in the primary market and/or listed on the Stock Exchange. Majority of the trading is done in the secondary market. Secondary market comprises of equity markets and the debt markets. For the general investor, the secondary market provides an efficient platform for trading of his securities. For the management of the company, Secondary equity markets serve as a monitoring and control conduit—by facilitating value-enhancing control activities, enabling implementation of incentive-based management contracts, and aggregating information (via price discovery) that guides management decisions. | |||||
What is the difference between the primary market and the secondary market? | |||||
In the primary market, securities are offered to public for subscription for the purpose of raising capital or fund. Secondary market is an equity trading avenue in which already existing/pre- issued securities are traded amongst investors. Secondary market could be either auction or dealer market. While stock exchange is the part of an auction market, Over-the-Counter (OTC) is a part of the dealer market. |