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The capital market is the market
Market

A market is any one of a variety of different systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade, and goods and services are exchanged, forming part of the economy....
 for securities
Security (finance)

A security is a fungible, negotiable instrument representing financial value. Securities are broadly categorized into debt securities , and stock securities; e.g., common stocks....
, where companies
Corporation

A corporation is a legal entity separate from the persons that form it. It is a legal entity owned by individual stockholders. In British tradition it is the term designating a body corporate, where it can be either a corporation sole or a corporation aggregate ....
 and government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
s can raise longterm funds. It is a market in which money is lent for periods longer than a year. The capital market includes the stock market
Stock market

A stock market, or equity market, is a private or public Market system for the trade of Corporation stock and Derivative s of company stock at an agreed price; these are security listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately....
 and the bond market
Bond market

The bond market is a financial market where participants buy and sell debt security , usually in the form of bond . As of 2006, the size of the international bond market is an estimated $45 trillion, of which the size of the outstanding U.S....
. Financial regulators, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, oversee the capital markets in their designated countries to ensure that investors are protected against fraud.

The capital markets consist of the primary market
Primary market

The primary market is that part of the capital markets that deals with the issuance of new security . Companies, governments or public sector institutions can obtain funding through the sale of a new stock or bond issue....
 and the secondary market
Secondary market

The secondary market, also known as the aftermarket, is the financial markets where previously issued securities and financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, options, and futures are bought and sold.....
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The capital market is the market
Market

A market is any one of a variety of different systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade, and goods and services are exchanged, forming part of the economy....
 for securities
Security (finance)

A security is a fungible, negotiable instrument representing financial value. Securities are broadly categorized into debt securities , and stock securities; e.g., common stocks....
, where companies
Corporation

A corporation is a legal entity separate from the persons that form it. It is a legal entity owned by individual stockholders. In British tradition it is the term designating a body corporate, where it can be either a corporation sole or a corporation aggregate ....
 and government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
s can raise longterm funds. It is a market in which money is lent for periods longer than a year. The capital market includes the stock market
Stock market

A stock market, or equity market, is a private or public Market system for the trade of Corporation stock and Derivative s of company stock at an agreed price; these are security listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately....
 and the bond market
Bond market

The bond market is a financial market where participants buy and sell debt security , usually in the form of bond . As of 2006, the size of the international bond market is an estimated $45 trillion, of which the size of the outstanding U.S....
. Financial regulators, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, oversee the capital markets in their designated countries to ensure that investors are protected against fraud.

The capital markets consist of the primary market
Primary market

The primary market is that part of the capital markets that deals with the issuance of new security . Companies, governments or public sector institutions can obtain funding through the sale of a new stock or bond issue....
 and the secondary market
Secondary market

The secondary market, also known as the aftermarket, is the financial markets where previously issued securities and financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, options, and futures are bought and sold.....
. The primary markets is where new stock and bonds issues are sold (underwriting
Underwriting

Underwriting refers to the process that a large financial service provider uses to assess the eligibility of a customer to receive their products ....
) to investors. The secondary markets are where existing securities are sold and bought from one investor or speculator to another, usually on an exchange (eg.- New York Stock Exchange).

Regulatory authorities


See main article List of financial regulatory authorities by country
List of financial regulatory authorities by country

The following is an incomplete list of financial regulatory authorities by country.List* Albania - Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority ...
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission

    The Australian Securities & Investments Commission is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator. ASIC's role is to enforce and regulate company and financial services laws to protect Australian consumers, investors and creditors....
    , (Australia);
  • Financial Supervision Commission
    Financial Supervision Commission

    The Financial Supervision Commission ...
    , (Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
    );
  • Canadian Securities Administrators
    Canadian Securities Administrators

    Canadian Securities Administrators is a forum for the 13 securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories to coordinate and harmonize regulation of the Canadian capital markets....
    , (Canada);
  • Financial Supervision Authority, (Finland);
  • Autorité des marchés financiers, (France);
  • Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, (Germany);
  • Securities and Futures Commission, (Hong Kong
    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
    );
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India
    Securities and Exchange Board of India

    Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI is the Regulator for the Securities Market in India. Originally set up by the Government of India in 1988, it acquired statutory form in 1992 with SEBI Act 1992 being passed by the Indian Parliament.Chaired by Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave, SEBI is headquartered in the popular business district...
    , (India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
    );


See also


  • Center for Audit Quality
    Center for Audit Quality

    The Center for Audit Quality is an autonomous, non-profit group created by the public auditing profession to aid investors and issuers in a time of growing financial complexity and market globalization....
     (CAQ)
  • Financial market
    Financial market

    In economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy and sell financial securities , commodity , and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient-market hypothesis....
  • Financial regulation
    Financial regulation

    Financial regulations are a form of regulation or supervision, which subjects financial institutions to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines, aiming to maintain the integrity of the financial system....
  • Securities law
    Financial regulation

    Financial regulations are a form of regulation or supervision, which subjects financial institutions to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines, aiming to maintain the integrity of the financial system....
  • Stock exchange
    Stock exchange

    A stock exchange, securities exchange or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for stock brokers and trader s, to trade stocks and other security ....