Primary market
The primary
market is that part of the capital
markets that deals with the issue of new securities. Companies, governments or public
sector institutions can obtain funding through the sale of a new stock or bond
issue. This is typically done through a syndicate of securities dealers. The
process of selling new issues to investors is called underwriting.
In the case of a new stock issue, this sale is an initial public offering (IPO). Dealers earn
a commission that is built into the price of the security offering, though it
can be found in the prospectus. Primary markets creates long term
instruments through which corporate entities borrow from capital market.