dealer investment & finance definition
Any
person or company that sells or buys securities for his or her own account. The
dealer realizes profit or loss from the difference between the price paid and
the price sold. A dealer is in contrast to an agent, who trades on behalf of
someone else.
See dealer in Wall Street Words
An individual or a firm that buys assets for and sells assets from its own portfolio as opposed to bringing buyers and sellers together. In practice, many firms operate as broker-dealers and perform both services depending on the market conditions and on the size, type, and security involved in a particular transaction. Dealers are sometimes able to offer investors better prices, but they may tend to make recommendations based on their own ownership positions. Compare
broker.
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