2. The forms and methods of stock market operation A competent U.S. financlal manager must understand the way U.S. stock markets are structured and operate. In the United States, the stock markets consist of primary markets, secondary markets, listed security exchanges, over-the-counter markets, as well as the regulations that monitor these markets. In the United States, stock markets support several types of trading activity. Which of the following transactions falls into these supported types of activities? They faciltate the purchase and sale of short-term debt securities (e.g., notes and bonds). They facilitate the sale of shares so that a company can go public. act as agents for investors who want to buy or sell stocks. True or False: One of the major differences between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the over-the-counter (OTC) markets is that in the NYSE, designated market markers make markets and floor brokers act as agents for their customers, while in the OTC, dealers make markets and brokers act as agents for their customers. False True