SIE Exam| 555 Questions| With Complete Solutions
purpose of securities industry correct answer: matching investors with money to issuers that need that money to finance issuer correct answer: legal entity that sells securities in order to finance its operations (business, governments) ie. us treasury, us gov agencies, foreign governments, state and local governments, corps, banks methods issuers use to raise capital correct answer: 1) issue debt securities (bonds) and 2) issues equity securities (stocks) debt securities correct answer: publically traded loans = bonds, notes, or debt instruments. The person loaning money/buying a bond is considered a creditor to the issuer and the amount they paid for is the principal that the issuer owes them and also makes interest payments throughout the duration of the loan -can be issued by banks, corps, etc equity securities (common vs preferred) correct answer: raise capital by issuing stock (equity), this time when you buy this, you have ownership in the company and if the company is profitable then you may be entitled to a portion of the profits (this is received through dividend distribution). differs from bonds bc 1) typically no maturity date and 2) dividend payments are optional
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