stockbroker
noun
stock·bro·ker
ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kər 
: a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer
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Penned by British screenwriter Debbie Horsfield (Poldark), the series chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
The film follows Belfort’s rapid rise from a young and ambitious stockbroker to the head of Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage firm built on fraudulent and unethical business practices.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
His father, Edward Grieves, a stockbroker, drowned while fishing when Mr. Grieves was a child.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2025
The film was based on the real-life story of Jordan Belfort, a former stockbroker who committed financial crimes, including stock market manipulation and fraud.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
The film follows Belfort’s rapid rise from a young and ambitious stockbroker to the head of Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage firm built on fraudulent and unethical business practices.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
His father, Edward Grieves, a stockbroker, drowned while fishing when Mr. Grieves was a child.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2025
The film was based on the real-life story of Jordan Belfort, a former stockbroker who committed financial crimes, including stock market manipulation and fraud.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Stockbroker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockbroker. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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stockbroker
noun
stock·bro·ker
ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kər
: one that handles orders to buy and sell stocks
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