What is the difference between primary market and secondary market?

[Vikram Sarath]

Primary markets are for IPO where shares issued by the company for the first time to the  public. Once the shares are bought they  cannot be retuned back to the company (for refund) and hence they need a secondary market where the shares can be traded for money with other traders.

[Gangadharan K]

Primary Market : When a Company publicly sells new stocks/Bonds for the first time , it is referred as Primary Market (e.g., IPO)

Secondary Market : This is a place where stocks/bonds sold out in the Primary market are traded

[Suvitha Pai]

Primary market is were you buy shares directly from the company through IPO (Initial public offer).
Secondary market is where you buy or sell shares ie. stock exchanges.

[J Santhosh Kumar]

IPO is issued by the company and when the investors apply for the same and shares are alloted. this is the primary market and once the fiteration and allotment is done it is listed out in the share market. That is the secondary market, where any one buy and sell in the market.in the primary market the company is the seller. in the secondary market one who holds the right of the share is the seller.

[Neha Narayanan]

Primary Market is a market where shares are issued for the first time by companies for meeting their fund requirements. It has no physical location.
Secondary Market is a platform for trading, i.e; buying and selling of existing shares of the company.

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