Financial markets and their importance

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1. Financial markets and their importance
2. The money market and the capital market
3. The primary market and the secondary market
4. The stock exchange and its role
5. Functions of the stock exchange and the bond market
6. The bond market
7. The main securities traded
8. Participants in the securities market
9. The process of buying and selling securities
10. The depository and settlement of trades
11. Using ICT tools in the securities exchange
12. Reading share prices and the market index
13. Factors that move share prices
14. Challenges facing investors
15. Investor protection in the securities market
16. Ethics and good governance in securities trading
17. The role of stock and bond markets in the economy