It is the segment of the financial market that mobilizes resources (mainly medium and long term), since those sectors with liquidity (savers or investors) towards productive activities (enterprises, financial sector, government) through the sale of securities.
The stock market is an economic source of funding for companies or other issuers and a choice of return for investors.
It consists of the issuance, underwriting, brokerage and trading of securities where a public offer which gives rights to the holders of, credit, participation and tradition or representative of goods.