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Secondary market

A secondary market enables an existing holder to sell a security or fund interest to another buyer rather than buying newly issued securities from the company.

For startup investors

Where this term changes your decision

Use this term to identify the instrument, economics, rights, or regulatory route in the actual documents. Do not infer current availability or suitability from a definition alone.

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