street name

street name

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street name. A brokerage firm’s name in which securities owned by another are registered. • A security is held by a broker in street name (at the customer’s request) to simplify trading because no signature on the stock certificate is required. A street name may also be used for securities purchased on margin. The word […]

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street name

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street name 经纪人名义 证券业俚语，指证券不是以客户自己的名义，而是以经纪商名义被持有，当证券是仅以客户存在于经纪商处的保证金购买，或当客户希望证券由经纪商持有的时候，就会出现这种情况。由于证券以经纪人名义而持有，即其户名是经纪人，从而可以通过由经纪人加具空白背书后，仅凭交付而自由转让。经纪人的背书是证交所中人所熟知的。使用经纪人名义可便利证券交易，也可用以掩盖真正所有人的身份。

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