Capital market

Financial markets

Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond Bond valuation High-yield debt

Stock market Stock Preferred stock Common stock Registered share Voting share Stock exchange

Foreign exchange market

Derivatives market Credit derivative Hybrid security Options Futures Forwards Swaps

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The capital market is the market for securities, where companies and governments can raise longterm funds. The capital market includes the stock market and the bond market. 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 and the secondary market. The primary markets is where new stock and bonds issues are sold (underwritten) 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

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission, (Australia);
• Financial Supervision Commission, (Bulgaria);
• Canadian Securities Administrators, (Canada);
• Financial Supervision Authority, (Finland);
• Autorité des marchés financiers, (France);
• Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, (Germany);
• Securities and Futures Commission, (Hong Kong);
• Securities and Exchange Board of India, (India);

See also

• Center for Audit Quality (CAQ)
• Financial market
• Financial regulation
• Securities law
• Stock exchange

External links

• International Financing Review (IFR), Capital markets news
• Capital markets conferences
• Accenture. High Performance. Delivered. Consulting. Technology. Outsourcing. Find out more about Accenture's capital markets practice, our services, clients, research and insights here. www.accenture.com/capitalmarkets

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