stockbroking
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a word derived from
stockbroker.
stockbrokernouna broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.
Example Sentences
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Mr Porteous had a long career, first in stockbroking and then in various senior roles for Rowntree's, which became part of Nestlé.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Following his Hollywood exile, Rich turned to stockbroking and opened his own brokerage.
From Fox News ● Aug. 25, 2020
The last but one Rockley, the late James Cecil, increased the family's stockbroking fortune.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2014
Hawkpoint specialises in M&A, advising on debt deals and restructurings, and is part of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint , which also encompasses stockbroking and fund management.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2012
The profits in stockbroking, along with those in the more conventional sorts of bond broking, had been squashed by Internet competition.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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