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  2. What is a brokerage account? - AOL

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    A brokerage account is a type of financial account that allows you to trade investments. With a brokerage account, you can buy and sell assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs and ETFs ...

  3. What Is a Brokerage Account and How Does It Work? - AOL

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    A brokerage account is a financial account designed to allow investors to buy and sell investments. Think of it as a bank account you can open at a brokerage. There are no limits as to how much ...

  4. Securities account - Wikipedia

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    A securities account, sometimes known as a brokerage account, is an account which holds financial assets such as securities on behalf of an investor with a bank, broker or custodian. Investors and traders typically have a securities account with the broker or bank they use to buy and sell securities. [1] Securities accounts can be of different ...

  5. Broker - Wikipedia

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    Broker. A broker is a person who or entity which arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller. This may be done for a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal. Neither role should be confused with that of an agent —one who acts on behalf of a principal ...

  6. Stockbroker - Wikipedia

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    e. A stockbroker is an individual or company that buys and sells stocks and other investments for a financial market participant in return for a commission, markup, or fee. In most countries they are regulated as a broker or broker-dealer and may need to hold a relevant license and may be a member of a stock exchange.

  7. Stock market - Wikipedia

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    The NASDAQ is an electronic exchange, where all of the trading is done over a computer network. The process is similar to the New York Stock Exchange. One or more NASDAQ market makers will always provide a bid and ask the price at which they will always purchase or sell 'their' stock.

  8. Escrow - Wikipedia

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    Escrow. An escrow is a contractual arrangement in which a third party (the stakeholder or escrow agent) receives and disburses money or property for the primary transacting parties, with the disbursement dependent on conditions agreed to by the transacting parties. Examples include an account established by a broker for holding funds on behalf ...

  9. Prime brokerage - Wikipedia

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    Prime brokerage is the generic term for a bundled package of services offered by investment banks, wealth management firms, and securities dealers to hedge funds which need the ability to borrow securities and cash in order to be able to invest on a netted basis and achieve an absolute return. The prime broker provides a centralized securities ...