Which of the Following Is a Primary Market Transaction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a primary market transaction?

A) You sell 200 shares of IBM stock on the NYSE through your broker.
B) IBM issues 2,000,000 shares of new stock and sells them to the
Public through an investment banker.
C) You buy 200 shares of IBM stock from your brother. The trade is not made through a broker--you just give him cash and he gives you
The stock.
D) One financial institution buys 200,000 shares of IBM stock from
Another institution. An investment banker arranges the transaction.
E) You invest $10,000 in a mutual fund, which then uses the money to buy $10,000 of IBM shares on the NYSE.