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Unit 28

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS

Fixed-interest securities and ordinary shares are the main stock-in-trade of the securities markets and the Stock Exchange is the main securities market in the UK (and the New York Stock Exchange is the largest in the USA). By buying one or the other, investors are helping - directly or indirectly - to provide the finance that government or industry needs. Why "directly or indirectly"? Because the stockmarket is two markets in one: a primary market and a secondary market.

A primary market is one in which the government, companies or other bodies can sell new securities to investors to raise cash.

A secondary market is a market in which the investors can buy and sell these securities among each other. The buying and the selling in the secondary market does not directly affect the finances of government and companies. But if investors did not know they could buy and sell securities in the secondary market they might well be reluctant to put up cash for the government or companies by buying securities in the primary market when they were first issued. And the prices established by the buying and selling by investors in the secondary market help to determine the price that government and companies will have to pay next time they need to issue further securities for cash in the primary market. A reasonably liquid secondary market is normally considered vital for a healthy primary market.

VOCABULARY NOTES

stock-in-trade - товарна готівка; товар

the Stock Exchange - Лондонська фондова біржа

to be reluctant to do smth - неохоче робити що-небудь

Assignments

1. Suggest the Ukrainian equivalents

sell securities to raise cash; might be reluctant to put up cash for the government; to issue further securities for cash

2. Replace the parts in italics by synonyms

might be reluctant to put up cash for the government; directly affect the finances; are helping to provide the finance; is considered vital

3. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text

1. By buying __ and __ investors are helping to __ that government or industry needs.

2. The stockmarket is two markets in one: a __ market and __ market.

3. A primary market is a market in which the government, companies or other bodies can sell to investors to

4. A secondary market is a market in which __ can buy and sell these securities __.

5. If investors did not know they could trade securities in __ they might __ to put up cash for the government or companies by buying securities __ when they were __.

6. The prices established by investors in the secondary market help to __ the price that government and companies will have to pay next time they need to __ further securities __ in __.

7. A __ secondary market is normally considered __ for a __.

4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following

ринок цінних паперів; фондова біржа; первинний ринок; вторинний ринок

5. Answer the questions

1. What is a primary market?

2. What is a secondary market?

3. How are they interconnected?

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