A dealer, as opposed to a broker, acts as a principal in all transactions, buying and selling for his own account
An individual or a company in the securities industry who buys and sells securities as a principal rather than an agent The profit and loss is the difference between the price paid and the price received for the same security
A person or firm acting as a principal in buying and selling securities; usually compensated by the spread
The role of a securities firm when it acts as a principal in a particular trade A firm is acting as a dealer when it buys or sells a security for its own account and at its own risk and then charges the customer a markup or markdown
A person or firm that regularly buys and sells property A person is classified as a dealer if at the time of the sale, that person held the property primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business Gains from the sale of such property are ordinary gains not capital gains
A person or securities firm acting as a principal in a securities transaction rather than as a broker Dealers can buy securities for their own account as well as sell securities out of their own inventories Many firms function both as brokers and as dealers; such firms are often referred to as "broker-dealers " If a dealer is a principal in a transaction, the trade confirmation must disclose this fact Dealers typically charge buyers a markup and sellers a markdown CFS is a broker, not a dealer See also market maker and specialist
An individual or firm in the securities business who buys and sells stocks and bonds as a principal rather than as an agent The dealer's profit or loss is the difference between the price paid and the price received for the same security The dealer's confirmation must disclose to the customer that the principal has been acted upon The same individual or firm may function, at different times, either as a broker or dealer
Acts as principal and buys securities from or sells securities to his/her customers
A dealer is someone who buys and sells illegal drugs. They aim to clear every dealer from the street
A securities firm plays the role of a dealer when it acts as a principal in a particular trade A firm is acting as a dealer when it buys or sells a security for its own account and at its own risk and then charges the customer a markup or markdown