Banking operations in the securities market

Objective to determine the place of banks on the securities market at the present stage. Methods general scientific and specific scientific methods of cognition were used ndash dialectical historical comprehensive comparative legal. Results analysis of the legislation of the AngloSaxon legal system and Russian legislation on banks allowed to draw a conclusion about the existence of problems associated with the development of investment activity of Russian banks on securities market. The concept of laquosecurities marketraquo is associated with such term as laquostock marketraquo. In the present study comparative characterization of these two concepts is made. Measures to improve the Russian banking legislation are proposed. Scientific novelty the article for the first time the concepts of laquostock market banking operationsraquo and laquobanking operations with securitiesraquo are delineated. a number of proposals are made for amending some provisions of the legislation on banks and banking activity. Practical significance conclusions and recommendations contained in this paper can be used to improve the conceptual apparatus of business law science. nbs