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Capital Market

A capital market allows businesses and governments to raise long-term funds through the issuance of debt or equity. It includes the stock market, where company shares are traded, and the bond market, where debt is traded. Financial regulators oversee capital markets to protect investors from fraud. Capital markets contain primary markets, where new securities are issued, and secondary markets, where existing securities are traded among investors. The global stock market was estimated to be worth around $36.6 trillion in October 2008.

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Capital Market

A capital market allows businesses and governments to raise long-term funds through the issuance of debt or equity. It includes the stock market, where company shares are traded, and the bond market, where debt is traded. Financial regulators oversee capital markets to protect investors from fraud. Capital markets contain primary markets, where new securities are issued, and secondary markets, where existing securities are traded among investors. The global stock market was estimated to be worth around $36.6 trillion in October 2008.

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A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity), where business enterprises (companies) andgovernments can raise long-term

funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year,Sullivan, arthur; Steven M. Sheffrin (2003). Economics: Principles in action. Upper Saddle River,: Pearson Prentice Hall. pp. 283. ISBN 0-13-063085-3.[dead link] as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets (e.g., the money market). The capital market includes the stock market (equity securities) and thebond market (debt). Money markets and capital markets are parts of financial markets. Financial regulators, such as the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), oversee the capital markets in their designated jurisdictions to ensure that investors are protected against fraud, among other duties. Capital markets may be classified as primary markets and secondary markets. In primary markets, new stock or bond issues are sold to investors via a mechanism known as underwriting. In the secondary markets, existing securities are sold and bought among investors or traders, usually on a securities exchange, over-the-counter, or elsewhere.

A stock market or equity market is a public entity that is a loose network of economic transactions, not a physical facility or discrete entity) for the trading of company stock (shares) and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. The size of the world stock market was estimated at about $36.6 trillion at the beginning of October 2008.

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