A securities trade executed by a broker/dealer for its own account rather than the account of a client.
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- Principal trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 A principal trade occurs when a brokerage house buys securities on the   secondary market with the express strategy to hold long enough for a price   appreciation.
 
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 Feb 22, 2010 ... This reporting may be, for ensuring regulations and safeguarding clients, the   most important action of a principal trade. The Securities and ...
 
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 During this transaction the firm does not own the security itself. A principal trade   is when a firm buys or sells securities from their own account. Anytime the firm is ...
 
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 Definition of principal trade: A securities trade executed by a broker/dealer for its   own account rather than the account of a client.
 
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 principal trade. Also found in: Wikipedia, 0.01 sec. principal trade. A securities   transaction in which the executing brokers are trading from inventory and are   thus ...
 
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 principal trade definition: A securities transaction in which the executing brokers   are trading from inventory and are thus acting as dealers....
 
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 (b) Principal trade negotiating objectives. (1) Dispute settlement. The principal   negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to dispute settlement are  — ...
 
- United Kingdom - ICAP Securities Matched Principal Trade - ICAP.com
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