Buying and Selling at Securities Exchanges

This highlights where securities are traded. You will learn more about the role of broker and dealer markets. You will also come to learn how these different markets are regulated. What are the different markets where securities are traded? What are the differences between each market?

Introduction

  1. Where can investors buy and sell securities, and how are securities markets regulated?

When we think of stock markets, we are typically referring to secondary markets, which handle most of the securities trading activity. The two segments of the secondary markets are broker markets and dealer markets, as figure shows. The primary difference between broker and dealer markets is the way each executes securities trades. Securities trades can also take place in alternative market systems and on non-U.S. securities exchanges.

The securities markets both in the United States and around the world are in flux and undergoing tremendous changes. We present the basics of securities exchanges in this section and discuss the latest trends in the global securities markets later in the chapter.


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