noun
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commission charged by a broker to his principals
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a broker's business or office
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Etymology
Origin of brokerage
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; broker + -age
Vocabulary lists containing brokerage
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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“This creates a big pool of capital that is fairly neglected,” he said, which has led to a declining amount of research coverage of small-caps within the brokerage industry and “less price discovery.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The brokerage initiates coverage of the stock with an outperform rating and a target price of 5,400 yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
I also have $150,000 in a self-directed workplace account at another brokerage and an emergency fund with roughly two years’ worth of living expenses in the bank.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The brokerage forecasts the Thai company’s 2Q net profit growing 56% on quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
To show his appreciation, Vanderbilt set up a brokerage firm, Woodhull, Claflin & Co., the first female firm on Wall Street.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
While U.S. investors have access to stocks listed in Hong Kong through many brokerages, owning those listed on mainland China are more difficult.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Those brokerages typically have policies discouraging users from quickly selling, or “flipping,” IPO shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The IPO drew heavy demand from big institutional investors such as BlackRock, but also individuals, who in many cases didn’t get anywhere near the number of shares they requested through brokerages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
SpaceX has said that it will reserve up to 30% of the available IPO shares for individual investors, and Schwab is one of five retail brokerages that will provide IPO access to its customers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
There were no longer any exchanges, insurance offices, brokerages, real estate offices, all that once represented the financial heart of the city and its industrial strength.
From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard
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