Broker
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Revert. For one thing, not all brokers are stock brokers. For another, study the style of other Wikipedia articles, or as defined by [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]].
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In [[commerce]], a '''broker''' is a party that mediates between a [[buyer]] and a [[seller]]. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a [[:wikt:principal|principal]] party to the deal. Distinguish [[Agent (law)|agent]]: one who acts on behalf of a principal. A '''brokerage''' or a '''brokerage firm''' is a business that acts as a broker. A sales person working for a securities or commodity brokerage firm is popularly (but incorrectly) called a "broker." A broker in that context is, strictly speaking, an exchange member who actually executes the purchase or sale order in the pit, on the exchange, as a service to the client of the firm for which that salesman works.
== Types of brokers ==
* [[Business broker]]
* [[Commodity broker]]
* [[Construction equipment broker]]
* Contract Hire Broker (see [[Business Contract Hire]])
* [[Foreign exchange market#Retail Forex Brokers|Forex Broker]]
* [[Insurance broker]]
* [[Investment broker]]
* [[Mortgage broker]]
* [[Real estate broker]]
* [[Rigs brokers]]
* [[Ship broker]]
* [[Stock broker]]
* [[Yacht charter brokers]]
* [[Capacity broker]]
* [[Off Business broker]]
* [[Marriage broker]]
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