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Primary market

Primary market

A primary market is the market where new securities are sold for the first time, directly from the issuer.

What is a primary market?

A primary market (Swedish: primärmarknad or förstahandsmarknad) is the market where new securities are issued and sold for the first time. Investors buy directly from the issuer, for example in a new share issue, and the money goes to the company. In the secondary market, existing securities trade between investors.

 

The primary market and the share ledger

Raising capital in the primary market creates new shares, changing the number of shares and owners' stakes. The new shares and their owners must be entered in the share ledger.

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Related terms

Secondary market

A secondary market is the market where securities already issued are bought and sold between investors.

New share issue

A new share issue is when a limited company issues new shares for payment to increase its capital.

Issuer

An issuer is the company or organization that issues shares or other securities to investors.

Capital raising

Capital raising is when a company brings in new capital, for example through a new share issue.