stockbroker
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“That’s the day I call a stockbroker and say, ‘Hey, I’m good with 6%—that’s 600% more than I’ve been getting.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His father, a stockbroker, and his mother, a salesclerk, divorced when Greenspan was 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the movie Wall Street, stockbroker Bud Fox told his client: “You once told me, don’t get emotional about stock, Gordon. Don’t.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Powell grew up in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury, an area which has been variously dubbed the "stockbroker" or "muesli" belt.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Sam Sloan was a reed-thin stockbroker, with a slight Virginian drawl.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Atkins and SEC’s two other commissioners now argue that stockbrokers already have a strict legal duty to execute trades with the most favorable terms for their clients, making the trade-through rule superfluous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“The Forsytes” is inspired by Galsworthy’s family of extremely wealthy stockbrokers in late-Victorian London, an age in which nobility’s influence and social dominance receded with the rise of new money.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
It was in that same spirit that 24 stockbrokers got together on Wall Street in 1792 to sign the Buttonwood Agreement External link, starting what would become the New York Stock Exchange.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
“The cracks appearing in luxury demand are very telling,” said Sophie Lund-Yates, an analyst at stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
As an equity investor, FrontPoint Partners was covered by Wall Street stockbrokers.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
