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broker

Drug slang
A regional term for a go-between in a drug deal.

Health insurance
A person licensed by the state who places business with several insurers; the broker, while paid a commission by the insurer, represents the buyer rather than the insurer.

Vox populi
Any person who acts as a go-between between an offerer or buyer and seller of goods or services.

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According to sources, the oversight committee made the decision in an important meeting aimed at comprehensively reviewing the issue of non-renewal of licences of the six brokerage houses.

SECP body approves renewal of licences of four brokerage houses

An ex-employer of the brokerage house said it shared a deep nexus with Exential.

Unveiled: Anatomy of Exential's forex rip-off; court orders company to pay investors

the brokerage house indirectly through its holding Grupo Financiero HSBC.

Moody's affirms HSBC Casa de Bolsa's issuer ratings of A2 and Aaa.mx

Based on the judgment of risk involved, such clients are required to maintain a minimum margin, with the brokerage house. This formally ranges between 25--30 per cent of the amount of total exposure taken by the brokerage house, on behalf of a client, In effect the margin percentage reflects the brokerage houses' assessment of the maximum price erosion during the normal settlement period of one week.

Issues financial risk management

It was the largest brokerage house in 2009 in Turkey in terms of transaction volume with 76.6 billion TL.

(ECO) TURKISH BROKERAGE HOUSE POSTS 68.5 MLN TL CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT FOR 2009

The brokerage house Eurobroker promoted e-trading on the Macedonian Stock Exchange via the only platform in Macedonia Meta Trade 4 on Tuesday.

Euro broker promotes online trade

The brokerage house combines the strengths and resources of Al-Futtaim Group, the largest business conglomerate in the UAE and the Middle East, and HC Securities & Investments, the leading financial institution in Egypt.

AFHC to open second Dubai branch

Summary: Morocco's King Mohammed has picked Anas Alami, former Applines brokerage house manager and the Poste Office chairman, as the new chief of the country's state investment vehicle Caisse de Depot et de Gestion (CDG), a palace statement said.

Morocco names Anas Alami as new head of CDG

Mosaic Properties, a full-service real estate brokerage company serving young and urban clientele, announced that in order to drive consumer traffic, it will also host Rental 911 marathon sessions in which the brokerage house will stay open 24/7 to help home seekers find a place to live.

Wooing buyers with chauffeur services and all-night marathons

However, B is insolvent; there is no prospect for recovery from the brokerage house and I's money is gone.

Tax consequences to investors of broker fraud and theft: there are a number of ways tax advisers can help clients who are victims of investment fraud or theft. This article discusses the tax issues faced when trying to recoup some of the loss

Some possible topics might include how much you personally dislike "that ex-brokerage firm," how thrilled you would be if their company was under indictment, how gleeful you are when one of their star producers jumps ship to another brokerage house and whether their E&O will pay for all of the things that went wrong.

Join the game: 'My Ex-Broker' offers risk managers a tongue-in-cheek way to kiss their worries good-bye

Nikko Cordial, the core unit of Nikko Cordial Corp., had 2.06 million accounts as of the end of April while E*Trade has been Japan's biggest online brokerage house with 620,000 accounts as of the end of April.