Types of Securities

Equities: Shares of ownership in a company, commonly known as stocks.

Bonds: Debt instruments issued by corporations or governments to raise capital.

Derivatives: Financial contracts whose value is derived from an underlying asset, such as options and futures.

Commodities: Physical goods like gold, oil, and agricultural products traded on commodity markets.

Participants in Security Trading

Individual Investors: Retail investors who buy and sell securitiy trading for personal gain.

Institutional Investors: Organizations such as mutual funds, pension funds, and hedge funds that trade large volumes of  Security Trading and Services.

Market Makers: Firms or individuals that provide liquidity by buying and selling securities from their own accounts.

Broker-Dealers: Entities that execute orders on behalf of clients and sometimes trade for their own accounts.