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Brokerages: market research reports

A brokerage is most simply a firm that is an intermediary between a buyer and a seller. A brokerage firm is employed by the parties making the deal and may receive money from one or both parties. The brokerage is responsible for completing legal paperwork, collecting signatures and the money.

Brokerage firms are most commonly thought of in terms of buying and selling stock shares. In one type of brokerage arrangement, a broker may be given power of attorney to trade stocks on behalf of a client.

This arrangement involves a large fee for the brokerage firm. Other arrangements may involve the client doing more research on their own and employing the brokerage to merely conduct the transaction.

There are other areas of business which use brokerage firms. Real estate is one common area. However, brokerage firms can be employed to purchase all types of items, including furniture, restaurant supplies, art or antiquities. In these types of situations brokerage fees may differ and items purchased may be marked up in order to account for these fees.

Employing a brokerage is an added expense, however, in some cases the expense is well worth it as there are benefits to a brokerage firm. First, a brokerage firm generally assumes liability for claims made by the seller and if necessary may take legal action against the seller. Also, working with a brokerage firm may save time since they are able to review products and suggest only products which meet the buyer’s needs.

Brokerages market research reports and industry analysis

Investment Banking 5/13/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... or act as principals in buying or selling securities on a spread. Major companies include Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley (all based in the US), as well as Barclays (UK), Deutsche ... \| read more...	$129.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Hardware Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Hardware Stores industry nationally and for all 50 ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Department Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Department Stores industry nationally and for all 50 ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Pharmacies & Drug Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Pharmacies & Drug Stores industry nationally ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the New Car Dealers Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the New Car Dealers industry nationally and for ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Gas Stations with Convenience Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Gas Stations with Convenience Stores ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Women's Clothing Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Women's Clothing Stores industry nationally and for ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Furniture Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Furniture Stores industry nationally and for all 50 ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Appliance, TV & Electronics Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Appliance, TV & Electronics Stores ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry nationally ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Men's Clothing Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Men's Clothing Stores industry nationally and for ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Office Supplies & Stationery Stores Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Office Supplies & Stationery Stores ... \| read more...	$499.00
2013 U.S. Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Electronic Shopping & Mail Order Houses Industry-Input & Output Report 5/1/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2013 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the usage of Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and related activities commodities or services used by the Electronic Shopping & Mail ... \| read more...	$499.00
Custody, Asset & Securities Services in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Open-End Investment Funds in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... otherwise, of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Private Equity, Hedge Funds & Investment Vehicles in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... be 'the difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Securities Brokering in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Portfolio Management in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Commodity Dealing and Brokerage in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... or otherwise, of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Stock & Commodity Exchanges in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report 4/24/2013 \| published by: IBISWorld ... or otherwise, of the business operating environment'. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry ... \| read more...	$1,020.00
Securities Brokerages 4/15/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... and Morgan Stanley (all based in the US), as well as Credit Suisse (Switzerland), Deutsche Bank (Germany), Macquarie Group (Australia), and Nomura (Japan). The global securities brokerage industry generates about $2 trillion in underwriting activity ... \| read more...	$129.00
2013 U.S. Portfolio Management Industry-Industry & Market Report 4/10/2013 \| published by: Barnes Reports ... the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all 50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. Other data include financial ratios, number of firms, payroll, industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments ... \| read more...	$149.00
Hedge Fund Management 4/1/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... Management, and Paulson & Co (all based in the US), as well as Brevan Howard Asset Management (UK), Gavea Investimentos (Brazil), and Man Group (UK). Worldwide, hedge funds have more than $2 trillion in assets ... \| read more...	$129.00
INVESTMENT BANKS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT 4/1/2013 \| published by: Wall Street Transcript ... Flow Into Equities Fixed Income Bonds Companies Covered: BlackRock Inc. (BLK) Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (WDR) Janus Capital Group Inc. (JNS) Epoch Holding Corporation (EPHC) Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) Legg Mason Inc. (LM) T. ... \| read more...	$175.00

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