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Broker

Meaning in investing & the stock market, with examples

/ˈbroʊkər/nounCore term

In investing & the stock market, broker means: A person or firm that buys and sells shares and other securities for clients, usually in exchange for a fee called a commission.

In Turkish: aracı kurum, yatırım kuruluşu, borsacı

How it is used

Today it usually means a brokerage firm or online platform rather than a person. You open an account with a broker, place orders through a broker and compare brokers by fees. 'Stockbroker' is the older word for a person doing the job.

Example sentences

  1. I switched to an online broker because the commissions were much lower.

  2. Call your broker before the market opens if you want to change the order.

Common collocations

  • online broker
  • discount broker
  • open an account with a broker
  • broker fees
  • brokerage accountAn account at a broker that holds your cash and investments and lets you buy and sell shares, bonds, funds and other securities.
  • commissionA fee that a broker charges for carrying out a buy or sell order, either a fixed amount per trade or a percentage of the trade's value.
  • market orderAn instruction to buy or sell a security immediately at the best price currently available, without setting a price limit.
  • settlementThe final step of a trade, when the buyer pays the money and the seller delivers the securities, making the transfer of ownership complete.

This word in other fields

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