Brokerage Company

  

A brokerage firm is a financial institution that helps investors buy and sell stocks and other securities.

If you want to start investing, you can open an investment account at a brokerage.

See Brokerage Account.

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floor trader All right Well here's a floor fixer and

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Brokers stocks on the floor of a stock exchange Right

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These guys down here they're floor brokers That is they're

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trading stocks and other securities on behalf of their clients

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murphy Great old film Old rich white guys in a

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building up here Call down to their guys on the

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floor who execute their bidding All right well it's a

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