What exactly and simply is a "Broker"?

Question

What exactly and simply is a "Broker"?

Answer 1

A broker provides products and/or services for others.

And for providing these products/services the user usually pays a fee and/or commission.

Answer 2

An independent middleman who arranges deals between borrowers and lenders. A broker is compensated for his services by the borrower and/or by the lender.

Answer 3

For stocks and share you can't sell or buy them yourself,

you have to use someone regulated, i.e the broker who is licenced to do this for you, can't deal with out them in this market I'm afraid

Answer 4

someone that uses other people money to invest in stock

Answer 5

A stock brocker is someone who is licenced to buy and sell shares on the stock market.

Answer 6

a broker is a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller. A broker also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal. Distinguish agent: one who acts on behalf of a principal.

Answer 7

A Broker is an intermediary who would deal on your behalf with stocks and shares, or insurance, or specialist cars diamonds or indeed anything that could involve dealing or negotiating, and would 'broker' a deal for which you would pay a commission.

Answer 8

an insurance broker give insurance to individuals

Answer 9

Someone who finds a person who wants to buys stock and matches them with a person who wants to sell stock.

Answer 10

middle man.!!

the one who connects between seller and buyer.

someone who helps you to invest your money to get the most profit, so in this case both of you will be satisfied

Answer 11

a broker is some party that sits between two other parties.

for instance between a buyer and a seller.

Answer 12

A middleman. He has the connections and know-how. Usually a term used in connection with the stock market but a broker can be used many places; real estate, buying gold & jewels, etc.

Answer 13

a con man

a rip off artist

Answer 14

It is a professional money man basically.

They buy and sell the stocks you own and try to help you make money basically.

Answer 15

A Broker is someone who takes your money and tries to invest it in ways that make both you and him money. Some people jokingly say that a Broker is the person who makes you broker than you were.

These people have largely been replaced with eTrade and other such online services (when it comes to casual investors).

Answer 16

"Broker" derives from the Old English and German word "bruck" meaning  "bridge". The broker is one who acts as a bridge between two parties e.g. buyer and seller.

Answer 17

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Answer 18

Usually a fraud:

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Avoid them.

Answer 19

A broker is a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller.

Answer 20

There is an expression "to broke a deal" or to arrange a deal. A broker is someone/something who does this. Like a stockbroker who, before big bang , was the only person allowed to buy shares, on behalf of the public, from the Stockjobbers. I have been told that a stockbroker is a corporation and not a person. A stockbroker was a member firm of the LSE and there were also individual, alas no longer, members.

Answer 21

someone who sells something.

Answer 22

Well there is a Stock Broker.

An Insurance Broker

GOOD LUCK

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Answer 23

anyone who arranges any sort of deal between two other parties can be considered a broker, real estate, financial, mortgage, livestock, etc.

Answer 24

someone that manages stock. Buys and Sells for people or companies

Answer 25

Some one to do with transportation?