Equity Issuance and Trading

Free CFA Level I lesson in Equity Investments. 14 min read, ~2,076 words.

Primary market = issuer receives cash (IPO, FPO, rights). Secondary market = investors trade existing shares; issuer gets nothing. Exchanges have central order books and listing rules. OTC has dealer networks and no listing standards. Off-exchange (dark pools, ATSs) executes orders away from public quotes. Float = shares available for...

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