Mortgages and the Stock Market

You probably have heard a lot about the stock exchange – a place where brokers trade various securities including bonds and stocks. Its also where securities are issued and redeemed. Other items traded on the stock exchange along with stocks include derivatives and unit trusts. To trade on an individual stock exchange you are required to be a member. What many people don’t know is that mortgages play a part in stocks and bonds.

There are two types of offerings to investors – stocks and bonds on the primary market (usually the initial offering) and the secondary market. The economic function of supply and demand is at work here. This affects the price of the stock or bond.

The stock exchange has many roles – one of the main ones is to raise capital for businesses. Many people invest in the stock market and expect a return. Many people speculate – which is much more of a gamble – with the hope of a high return.

A mortgage-backed security is a security that gaining interest on the cash flows from mortgage loans. This is known as securitization. In this process the mortgages are bought by various financial institutions including banks. These are then assigned to a trust. Then the trust collects a group or pool of mortgages. The trust then securitizes the group of mortgages by issuing mortgage-backed securities.

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