broker-dealer

British

noun

another name for stockbroker

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The firm rolled out stock trading to customers earlier this year through a traditional broker-dealer subsidiary.

From Barron's

Securitize’s broker-dealer is also expected to connect to NYSE’s tokenized securities platform, which would be an alternative trading system named Digital Trading Platform.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bond markets will be closed, as will over-the-counter markets, where securities trade over a broker-dealer network instead of a major exchange.

From Barron's

He wrote that while private-equity firms might be less financially vulnerable than the former investment banks, their credit funds and broker-dealer operations could “pose systemic risk concerns.”

From Barron's

In addition, in accordance with securities regulations, industry professionals and family members associated with the broker-dealer of the transaction or the portfolio manager of the offering are restricted from IPO investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

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