30 December 2015
Role or Importance of Security Market
Mobilizes inactive savings
The security market mobilizes saving for economic development. The instruments which are used in security market have liquidity and they are easily available. Hence, people secure their saved property by purchasing financial investments. The interest rate is also attractive in those instruments. So people like to mobilize more savings.
Economic growth
For the economic growth or development of a country, saving and investment are prerequisites. Higher the saving and investment, higher the rate of return or rate of economic growth. Hence, financial market helps the efficient utilization of resources and economic growth. Promotion of trade
The security market helps in promotion of trade. It increases internal as well as external trade by providing the means of exchange. Channel savings to investments
Through security market a large amount of capital can be collected by selling the instruments like stock, bond etc. and the income earned from them can be used to pay debt. The investment on these securities provides interest and dividend. In the absence of security market, even those having adequate capital cannot use capital in productive sectors. Promotes long term investments
The long term loan needed to the individuals, households, government and business can be obtained from the security market. The fund raised by this market can be invested in agriculture, industry, services etc. Increases quality of investments
The security market mobilizes unproductive funds into productive sectors. The investors always try to invest in the areas yielding high rate of return. The security market assists in selecting appropriate opportunity to mobilize fund effectively. Provides liquidity
Since there is liquidity and less risk of loss in financial instruments, the savers are stimulated to invest in stocks, bonds etc. The investors can receive cash promptly selling those securities into secondary market. Attracts foreign capital
The capital or security market presents the clear picture of the economy. On account of this, foreign capital and foreign assistance are attracted towards a country. Enhances economic growth
The rate of saving and investment in the country increases from the activities of security market. This increases productivity and brings a wave of progress in industry, agriculture and trade sectors. Hence, it leads to an increase in the rate of economic growths.
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