LastweekIwasinvitedtovisitonestockmarkettomeetonefriendwho'saSTOCKBROKER,hesuggestedmeinthefutureIcanbegoodstockbroker.

　　OfcourseatfirstIknownothingaobutthisSTOCKBROKER,sohesentmeonee-mailtoldmewhatisstockbroker.-

　　Astockbrokerinvestsinthestockmarketforindividualsorcorporations.Onlymembersofthestockexchangecanconducttransactions,sowheneverindividualsorcorporationswanttobuyorsellstockstheymustgothroughabrokeragehouse.Stockbrokersoftenadviseandcounseltheirclientsonappropriateinvestments.Brokersexplaintheworkingsofthestockexchangetotheirclientsandgatherinformationfromthemabouttheirneedsandfinancialability,andthendeterminethebestinvestmentsforthem.Thebrokerthensendstheorderouttothefloorofthesecuritiesexchangebycomputerorbyphone.Whenthetransactionhasbeenmade,thebrokersuppliestheclientwiththeprice.Thebuyerpaysforthestockandthebrokertransfersthetitleofthestocktotheclientandperformsclearingandsettlementprocedures.Thebeginningstockbroker’sfirstpriorityislearningthemarket.Onebrokersaid,“Firstyouhavetodecidewhetheryouhaveaninterestinthestockmarket.Thiswilldeterminehowwellyou’lldo.Ifyou’rejustinterestedinmakingmoneyyouwon’tgetveryfar.”Stockbrokersspendtheirtimeinafast-pacedoffice,usuallyworkingfromninetofive,unlesstheyarejuststartingoutorhavetomeetwithclients.Thenewbrokerspendsmanyhoursonthephonebuildingupaclientbase.Sometimesbrokersteachfinancialeducationclassestoexposethemselvestopotentialinvestorswhomaythenbecometheirclients.