Brokers

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Bachelor's degree Trading and Dealing (The Structure of Trading) Mind Map on Brokers, created by Vhia Rose on 14/09/2013.
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Brokers
  1. Function
    1. Arrange trades for clients
      1. Clearing and settlement among traders**
        1. Provide access to exchanges
          1. Provide access to dealers
            1. Expert traders
              1. Principal-Agent Problem
                1. Performance measurement difficult
                  1. Agency responsible for brokers
                    1. Conflict of interests
                      1. Order preferencing certain dealers (may not be best execution for client)
                        1. Honesty leads to good reputation = firm survival
                      2. Market type
                        1. Order flow
                          1. Small to medium size trades
                            1. Order driven or quote driven
                              1. Receive orders and match with orders&quotes
                              2. Block
                                1. Large size trades
                                  1. Brokered
                                    1. Receive order on one side, search for opposite side
                                    2. New and Seasoned Offerings
                                      1. Large size corporation trades
                                        1. Brokered
                                          1. Sell securities to buyers on behalf of issuers and holders
                                          2. M&A
                                            1. Company to company trades
                                              1. Brokered (investment banks)
                                                1. Find one or both parties
                                              2. Firm Type
                                                1. Full Service
                                                  1. Discount
                                                    1. Deep Discount
                                                      1. Diff: Commission, Research, Advice and Services
                                                      2. Firm Structure
                                                        1. Front office operations
                                                          1. Back office operations
                                                            1. Proprietary operations
                                                            2. Sources of Profit
                                                              1. Commissions
                                                                1. Payments for order flow
                                                                  1. Interest
                                                                    1. Short interest rebate
                                                                      1. Underwriting, M&A & security lending fees
                                                                        1. Brokerage and commission recapture
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