stock-broking

Definition

Noun (uncountable): The business or profession of buying and selling stocks, shares, and other securities on behalf of clients, typically through a stock exchange.

Usage Examples

• (He began working as a broker who trades stocks for clients.)
• (The company focuses on the trading of shares for customers worldwide.)
• (New rules have impacted how brokers buy and sell securities.)

Advanced Usage

• "to engage in stock-broking": to participate in the business of trading stocks.

  • Many financial professionals engage in stock-broking as their primary occupation. (They work as brokers handling stock transactions.)

• "stock-broking services": the range of activities provided by a broker, including advice and trade execution.

  • The bank offers comprehensive stock-broking services to its wealthy clients. (The bank provides stock trading and related services.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stockbroker (n): a person who buys and sells stocks and shares for clients.

  • The stockbroker advised his client to buy shares in the technology company. (The broker gave professional advice on stock purchases.)

• Stockbroking firm (n): a company that provides stock trading services.

  • She works for a well-known stockbroking firm in London. (She is employed by a company that specializes in stock trading.)

Synonyms

• Securities trading: the activity of buying and selling financial instruments like stocks and bonds.
• Equity brokerage: the business of facilitating trades in company shares.

Related Idioms

• Play the market: to invest in stocks or shares, often with an element of risk.

  • He lost a lot of money trying to play the market without expert advice. (He speculated in stocks and suffered losses.)

• Bull market / Bear market: terms describing rising or falling stock prices, often used in stock-broking contexts.

  • A bull market encourages more stock-broking activity. (Rising prices lead to increased trading.)