Primary dealers are accredited intermediaries (banks, investment, and brokerage companies). The state sold government bonds on the primary market to further finance the needs of the state budget of Ukraine. A primary dealer must have a minimum capital of €10 mln, experience in trading bonds with a total amount of ₴1 bln (about $353 mln), and a license to operate on the stock market. investing-in-ukraine/service-for-investors/" rel="dofollow">Investors can buy government bonds through primary dealers and submit an application to the broker for bonds starting from 1 lot.
According to data published by the Ministry of finance of Ukraine, the largest dealers in the primary market are:
- PrivatBank;
- OTP Bank;
- Oschadbank;
- Ukrgasbank;
- Ukreximbank;
- Raiffeisen Bank;
- PUMB;
- Citibank;
- Kredobank;
- Alfa-Bank;
- Bank Pivdenny.
In the secondary market for domestic loan bonds, an investor gets the opportunity to purchase government bonds at retail.
