The study characterizes economic security as a set of conditions that are necessary to ensure the normal economic development of the country and restore the gap in development in comparison with European countries during Ukraine's integration into the EU. It is shown that ensuring economic security is an important function of the state. The problem of economic security arises not only from the definition of the internal policy of the state, but also determines the issues of foreign strategy. The necessity of calculating the main safety criteria has been proved, allowing to anticipate possible dangers, determine potential current and future damage and take preventive measures. Stability and development require a dynamic approach to solving the problem of economic security. This is mainly due to the rapid change in indicators of economic security and indicators with a change in the operating conditions of international, political, economic, market and other systems. The urgency of solving the problems of economic security is based on the need to get rid of the dependence of the national economy on the level of competition in world markets. This is due to the emergence of serious economic risks arising when the actual values ​​of economic security indicators go beyond the threshold levels. The current level of economic security has been investigated by calculating indicators that characterize all sectors of the national economy. The most problematic areas requiring immediate response have been identified. The presented methodology for calculating the integral indicator of the economic security of Ukraine quite accurately describes the current state of the national economy and can be practically applicable to domestic and foreign government bodies in the analysis of critical vulnerabilities of national economic security.

This study shows that ensuring socio-economic security of the country, which is defined as a set of conditions necessary to ensure normal economic development. It is almost the most important determinant that determines the favorable conditions of economic activity of economic entities. In general, the socio-economic security of business entities ensures the ability to create and maintain such conditions of economic activity, under which the influence of external and internal factors does not lead to negative processes regarding sustainable development, necessary for achieving the set goals. It considers the system approach to the assessment of socio-economic security of business entities considers which includes the following assessment parameters: main purpose and objectives of the analysis of socio-economic security, selecting types of the analysis of socio-economic security, establishing basic rules and analysis stages, selecting and using basic models, methods and indicators to assess socio-economic security, construction of the aggregated indicator. The study researches of the methods of assessment of socio-economic security. It suggests that the index of socio-economic security is defined by comparing volumes of a company's gross investments and the amount of resources needed to maintain an optimal indicator of socio-economic security, since the source of socio-economic security is the profit received by the company resulting from the interaction with external environment subjects. According to the results of the conducted assessment of socio-economic security by comparing volumes of the company's gross investments and the amount of resources needed to maintain an optimal indicator of socio-economic security, the integral estimate of security in recent years was obtained. The article outlines the aspects of simulating the socio-economic security of business entities, conducted by means of correlation and regression analysis and by forecasting the future security level using quantitative indicators. Using the trends, the paper analyzes the principle and characteristics of other simulating and forecasting techniques and identifies their advantages and disadvantages. It allows considering as practicable the use of correlation and regression analysis and its results, while making management decisions to enhance the socio-economic security of business entities. Keywords: economic security, national economy, national security, socio-economic security, structural changes, business entities, economic structure, modelling

The paper analyzes the basic mechanisms of forming the system of global production and sale of vegetables. Factors of the impact of international economic integration on the effectiveness of national agrarian sector's functioning have been listed. Its importance and necessity for a stable economic development of agricultural enterprises have been determined. The paper examines the cooperation between national economies of different countries with the elimination of trade barriers, the convergence of every country's markets for the purpose of creating a common market. It generalizes and substantiates the relevant directions of regulating the national vegetable market and integrating agricultural enterprises of vegetable growing branch into world vegetable trade turnover.

Changes in the Ukrainian economy and the development of the financial market are of interest in solving the problems associated with brokerage activities. These issues are of particular relevance in connection with the increased attention of the state to investment activity and interest in the growth of financial literacy of the population. One of the important tasks in this context is the study of financial risks of professional participants in stock markets. As the dynamics of asset prices in the financial markets have a significant range of risks for both the investor and the broker. And if the investor's job is to choose the most optimal portfolio of assets and control over possible losses, then the broker assumes the risks of trading decisions of a set of clients. In addition, he should take into account the risks of liquidity and voluntariness of a set of customer positions. Today, Ukraine has no single approach to the definition and classification of financial risks of brokerage activities, and therefore this study is intended to analyze the types of financial risks of brokerage companies in the stock market and to clarify certain concepts of types of financial risks. The article identifies sources and causes of financial risks of brokerage companies. The interpretation of the concept of «financial risk» by domestic and foreign scientists is researched. Author's definition of financial risk for the broker is provided. The questions of classification and grouping of financial risks of brokerage companies that arise in the process of activity in the stock market, which allow reducing investor losses and increase the efficiency of management in an unstable market and increase the income of brokerage mines from the provision of services, are considered. It is established that the most significant financial risks of brokerage activity are the risks of investor behavior, investment risks and risks of marginal lending, and the determining financial risks for a brokerage company are the risks associated with the behavior of the investor and the investment of capital in financial assets. The study of the issues covered by this article will provide an opportunity to contribute to increasing the financial stability of brokerage companies and their investors and will contribute to the improvement of the financial system of the country.

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