Definition of Secondary Market



Secondary markets are financial markets where already issued and owned securities are bought and sold. The stock and bond markets are also secondary markets where you can buy or sell any security that is already issued by companies.

 


In contrast, the primary markets are places where only firstly issued securities are traded. If a company goes public through an initial public offering or IPO, the stock will be issued in the primary market. Once issued the stock will be available for exchange on stock exchanges, which would be called secondary markets.


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