• Education
    • General
      • Dictionary
      • Economics
      • Corporate Finance
      • Roth IRA
      • Stocks
      • Mutual Funds
      • ETFs
      • 401(k)
    • Investing/Trading
      • Investing Essentials
      • Fundamental Analysis
      • Portfolio Management
      • Trading Essentials
      • Technical Analysis
      • Risk Management
  • Markets
    • News
      • Company News
      • Markets News
      • Trading News
      • Political News
      • Trends
    • Popular Stocks
      • Apple (AAPL)
      • Tesla (TSLA)
      • Amazon (AMZN)
      • AMD (AMD)
      • Facebook (FB)
      • Netflix (NFLX)
  • Simulator
    • Simulator
      • Create an Account
      • Join a Game
    • My Simulator
      • My Game
      • Create a Game
  • Your Money
    • Personal Finance
      • Wealth Management
      • Budgeting/Saving
      • Banking
      • Credit Cards
      • Home Ownership
      • Retirement Planning
      • Taxes
      • Insurance
    • Reviews & Ratings
      • 2019 Broker Awards
      • Best Online Brokers
      • Best Roth IRAs
      • Best Trading Platforms
      • 2019 Robo-Advisor Awards
      • Best Robo-Advisors
      • Betterment vs Wealthfront
      • Betterment vs Vanguard
  • Advisors
    • Your Practice
      • Practice Management
      • Continuing Education
      • Financial Advisor Careers
      • Investopedia 100
    • Wealth Management
      • Portfolio Construction
      • Financial Planning
  • Academy
    • Popular Courses
      • Investing for Beginners
      • Become a Day Trader
      • Trading for Beginners
      • Technical Analysis
    • Courses by Topic
      • All Courses
      • Trading Courses
      • Investing Courses
      • Financial Professional Courses
Brokers
  • Best Online Broker Awards
  • Stock Brokers
  • Forex Brokers
Brokers Stock Brokers

Stock Brokers

Stockbrokers handle transactions between buyers and sellers of stocks, acting effectively as matchmakers. A broker can be a real person or a digital platform like an online broker.

Brokers
  • Best Online Broker Awards
  • Stock Brokers
  • Forex Brokers
fidelity investments review

Fidelity Investments Review

Fidelity offers excellent value to every investing experience level and their execution quality is terrific at most trade sizes.
  • Robinhood 2019 Review

    Robinhood Review

  • Charles Schwab Review
  • interactive brokers review

    Interactive Brokers Review
  • Merrill Edge

    Merrill Edge Review
  • td ameritrade review

    TD Ameritrade Review
  • Vanguard Head Image

    Vanguard Review
  • E*TRADE Head Image

    E*TRADE Review

  • Top 15 Broker-Dealer Firms for 2019

  • How to Pick a Broker

  • Broker-Dealer Definition

  • Margin Account Definition and Example

  • Stockbroker Definition
  • Close-Up Of Illuminated Blue Atm Keypad

    Automated Clearing House (ACH) Definition
  • grandparents with custody of grandchildren

    Custodial Account Definition

  • tastyworks Review
  • Ally Invest

    Ally Invest Review
  • T. Rowe Price Head Image

    T. Rowe Price Review
  • stockpile review

    Stockpile Review

  • TradeStation Review

  • Investment Bank (IB) Definition
  • Midsection of Businessman Working at Office

    Back Office Definition
  • Wells Fargo Head Image

    WellsTrade Review
  • USAA Head Image

    USAA Review
  • TradingBlock Head Image

    TradingBlock Review

  • Firstrade Review

  • Lightspeed Review
  • sogotrade review

    SogoTrade Review

  • Why Won't My Broker Let Me Buy a Stock and Sell It in the Same Day?
  • Choicetrade Head Image

    ChoiceTrade Review

  • Is Robinhood Safe for Investors?
  • Workers stand on a rooftop deck at a Charles Schwab office in San Francisco.

    The Top U.S. Regulated Stock Brokers (AMTD, IBKR)

  • The Biggest Stock Brokerage Firms in the U.S.

  • Brokerage Account Definition

  • Joint Tenancy: Benefits and Pitfalls
  • Stock Exchange on Tablet

    Prime Brokerage Definition

  • Transfer Agent
  • Handshake

    What Is a Broker-Dealer and Why Should You Care?
  • Invest

    What Happens When a Stock Broker Goes Bust?

  • Broker-Dealers vs RIAs: What's the Difference?

  • In Street Name Definition
  • Elevated view of illuminated skyscrapers at La Defense financial district and Avenue des Champs-Elysees at dusk, Paris, France

    European Best Bid And Offer (EBBO)

  • Swim With the Sharks as a Stockbroker

  • Wirehouse Definition

  • Top Brokers Offering Tools for Covered Calls
  • Financial District in Downtown Manhattan, New York City, USA

    Broker Booth Support System (BBSS)
  • Businessman Using a Mobile Device to Check Market Data

    Specialist

  • Can a Broker Sell Your Stocks Without Permission?

  • National Stock Exchange

  • Penalty Bid

  • Cage Definition

  • Madrid Stock Exchange Computer Assisted Trading System (MSE CATS) Definition

  • Third Market Maker

  • Japan Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation - Jasdaq

  • Order Splitting

  • Jitney

  • House Maintenance Requirement

  • Tape Shredding
TRUSTe
  • About Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Dictionary
  • News
  • Careers
  • #
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
Investopedia is part of the Dotdash publishing family.
  • The Balance
  • Lifewire
  • TripSavvy
  • The Spruce
  • and more