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broker-dealer

British  

noun

  1. another name for stockbroker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Becoming a broker-dealer also requires the firm to become registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and brings it under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In return, the broker-dealer may provide the adviser with research tools or software related to financial planning or compliance.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

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 ● Mar. 24, 2026

Thursday’s Treasury-market moves “are really attributable to the economic data, with layoffs figures and jobless claims above expectations,” said Lawrence Gillum, the Charlotte, N.C.-based chief fixed-income strategist for broker-dealer LPL Financial.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

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