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broker-dealer

broker-dealer

3 6.1
A person or company that buys and sells stocks and bonds for clients and trades for itself
  • noun
  • /ˈbroʊkər ˈdiːlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : agente de bolsa
  • So that means any broker dealer must register with the SEC.
  • broker-dealers and investment advisers
  • broker-dealers and investment
  • broker-dealers, pension funds

In order to actually trade an ETF, the trading must be done through a broker dealer.

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Examples

  • She recently accepted a position at a young broker-dealer firm that focuses on emerging markets.

  • Neither the named representative nor the named broker-dealer gives tax or legal advice.

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  • We are not registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, or members of any financial regulatory bodies.

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  • MicroVentures was the first Internet broker/dealer to help startups in the U.S. raise capital in exchange for equity.

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  • Normally, a client's collateral would be unfrozen soon after the bankruptcy of a broker-dealer.

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  • Now, it's worth noting that NASDAQ had stipulated that licensed broker dealers could not use the system to trade on their own behalf.

  • To be sure, brokerage firms are subject to extensive regulation in their own right, in their capacities as "broker-dealers" under the securities laws.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The Reform Act empowered the SEC to seek fines in administrative proceedings against entities and individuals registered with the SEC, including broker-dealers, investment advisers, and firms that registered securities with the agency.

    Academic text (2017)
  • As a broker-dealer, he facilitates transactions for clients while also trading on his own behalf.

  • The new regulations require every broker-dealer to provide clear information about their fees to clients.

How Senior

partner
1.4
broker-dealer
  • Specialized
3 6.1
stockbroker
44 4.4

Surface Forms

broker-dealer singular

Morphology

broker-dealer = broker + dealer (transparent) = broker + dealer

The term is a straightforward compound of 'broker' and 'dealer', indicating an entity performing both roles.

Etymology

Broker-dealer combines broker, originally a 'go-between' who arranges trades for other people, and dealer, from the common word deal meaning 'to trade'. So a broker-dealer both arranges trades for clients and also trades for itself.