brokerages

Securities dealing companies

Brokerages are businesses that arrange transactions between buyers and sellers, taking a commission for their services.

The term most often refers to firms that execute trades in stocks, bonds, and other securities: She opened an account at an online brokerage.

Real estate brokerages connect property buyers with sellers.

The word also denotes the fee charged for such services.

firms

securities

Tradeable financial assets

Wall Street · Merrill Lynch · Charles Schwab · Fidelity · Morgan Stanley · E-Trade · full-service · clearing houses · FINRA · market makers

fees

commissions

Payments for services rendered

tiered pricing · basis points

accounts

retirement accounts

Long-term savings vehicles

trust accounts · joint accounts · individual accounts · account statements · holdings · positions · balances · transfers · account opening · suitability

services

stock trading

Exchanging company shares

asset allocation · financial planning · account management · rebalancing · estate planning · options trading · mutual funds · cash management · lending services

Categories
Opposites
intermediary vs. direct principal

brokeragesprincipals

Chief school administrators

counterparties · self-dealing · direct investment · disintermediation

institutional type in financial services

brokeragesprincipals

Chief school administrators

commercial banks · banks · credit unions · central banks · savings and loans

market role

brokeragesretail investors

Non-institutional securities buyers

institutional investors · principals · hedge funds · pension funds · endowments

Phrases
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brokerage

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