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Commission (money)


Definition: Fee paid to a broker for services in buying or selling securities or property or facilitating the financing of a project.

Definition: [crh] The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, Definition: ds">bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the establishment of discount brokers, who charge lower commissiDefinition: ons than full service brokers. Full service brokers offer advice and usually have a staff of analysts who follow specific Definition: es">industries. Discount brokers simply execute a client's order and usually do not offer an opinion on a stock. Also Definition: known as a round-turn. Commissions are known as round-turn only in futures trading, since the commission is assessed only after liquidation of the position.