Primary Market Financial Instruments Include Stock Issues from Firms Allowing

question 24

Multiple Choice

Primary market financial instruments include stock issues from firms allowing their equity shares to be publicly traded on stock market for the first time. We usually refer to these first-time issues as which of the following?

• A)Initial public offerings
• B)Direct transfers
• C)Money market transfers
• D)Over-the-counter stocks

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