The textbook reveals the main issues and the most complex problems related to the study of the essence and role of operations conducted by the bank in the securities market. It deals with the structure, legal regulation and ensuring financial stability of operations in the stock market , provides a comprehensive view of the types of securities, transactions of commercial banks in domestic and foreign practice , Issues of issue and circulation of securities are investigated, principles of organization and functioning of the exchange and over-the-counter market , Types of securities transactions , the basics of the securities portfolio formation and t. d. Conforms to the latest generation of GEF SPS. For students of secondary vocational education, studying in the specialty "Banking" .