​Which of the Following Is a Primary Market Transaction

question 31

Multiple Choice

​Which of the following is a primary market transaction?

• A) ​You sell 200 shares of IBM stock on the NYSE through your broker.
• B) ​You buy 200 shares of IBM stock from your brother.The trade is not made through a broker;you just give him cash and he gives you the stock.
• C) ​IBM issues 2,000,000 shares of new stock and sells them to the public through an investment banker.
• D) ​One financial institution buys 200,000 shares of IBM stock from another institution.An investment banker arranges the transaction.
• E) ​IBM sells 2,000,000 shares of treasury stock to its employees when they exercise options that were granted in prior years.

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