stockbroking
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈstɑkˌbroʊkɪŋ/
- UK
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corretaje
- She decided to pursue a career in stockbroking after completing her finance degree.
- stockbroking firm
Examples
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The stockbroking industry has seen significant changes in technology over the last decade.
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And so I've spent most of my career working in Asia and working for stockbroking companies, fund management companies.
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And I've lived in Asia most of the time since then, working for various stockbroking companies and fund management companies.
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The children were in college; he had retired from stockbroking with a millionaire's nest egg and a collection of drawings by the French Romantics.
Fiction book (1995) -
My poems were dispatched regularly to the London offices of the exclusive stockbroking firm of Panmure Gordon, where he was a partner.
Academic text (2015) -
Many young professionals are entering stockbroking to help clients manage their investments.
Synonyms
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2.7
Buying and selling things like stocks or currencies to make money
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5.8
A company that helps people buy and sell things like stocks for a fee
Business of arranging sales and purchases for other people, often in finance or insurance
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Etymology
Stockbroking comes from the words stock and broker; stock once meant a 'supply of goods' and now often means company 'shares', while a broker is a person who buys and sells for other people. So, stockbroking is the business of buying and selling shares for clients.