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Zhengbang Liu was working at an Apple store to make money for college when he struck up a friendship with a frequent customer, a stockbroker who worked across the street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 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 Didsbury, Manchester, an area which has been variously dubbed the "stockbroker" or "muesli" belt following a few years of gentrification.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

The feeling of freedom, the thrill of sailing through the air, is worth the risk to Barry Blumenthal, 60, a retired stockbroker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

“The thing is, I’m having a cash-flow problem and I’ll have to scramble to find even thirty-five dollars. I’m a stockbroker and I work from home and I’m a bit overextended right now.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

When U.S. regulators in 1975 abolished fixed trading commissions—blowing up a decades-old system that had shielded stockbrokers from competition—Schwab started one of the first discount brokerages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

Gorgulu, of Wingfield Avenue, Wilmslow, also received payments of more than £33,000 over two years, while also gambling large sums of money and investing in stockbrokers and crypto-currency.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024

Spends most of her time at the stockbrokers.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin