Series 24: Principal Vs. Agency Transactions

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Principal vs. Agency Transactions

Secondary market transactions are conducted by brokers and dealers. A firm may act as one or the other on any particular transaction but not both.

When a firm acts as a broker, the firm serves as an agent or go-between for the buyer and the seller. The broker gets paid for the service by charging a commission. Transactions where a firm is acting as a broker are called agency transactions, since the firm is acting as an agent for the buyer and seller.

In the OTC market, a firm that helps a client execute a trade, but is not itself a market maker in the stock, would be performing in an agency ca

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