securities firm

Stock trading company

A securities firm is a financial company that buys, sells, and trades stocks, bonds, and other investment instruments.

Securities firms may act as brokers executing trades for clients, as dealers trading on their own account, or as underwriters helping companies issue new securities: She got a job at a securities firm after business school.

Also called a brokerage or investment bank, depending on the services offered.

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stocks · bonds · blue chip · portfolio · investment · broker · NYSE · stock exchange · analyst · commission · shares · equity · underwriter · IPO · initial public offering · merger · Goldman Sachs · trading floor

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financial institution type

securities firmcommercial bank

Deposit and loan institution

savings bank · credit union · savings and loan · insurance company · retail bank

market role

securities firmretail investor

Nonprofessional who trades securities

institutional investor · pension fund · endowment · mutual fund · hedge fund

risk orientation

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Low-risk pooled investment

Family

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