More about shares - the secondary market
Unless of course you are buying shares at the outset when the company first lists on the stock market, then the primary market will be of little interest.
Usually you will be buying and selling shares that were issued years ago.
And as an investor you are probably buying to make a capital gain - that is you hope the investment will go up, not down. You may also want to earn some income from your investment, which we call a dividend.
The market for used shares is called the secondary market.
