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Securities Brokerages

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Industry Description

The securities brokerage industry in the US includes about 7,500 companies with combined annual revenue of about $145 billion. Major companies include Charles Schwab, Edward Jones, and brokerage units of large financial services companies such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 50 companies account for more than 80 percent of revenue.

SIC: 6099, 6211
NAICS: 523120, 523130
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
BUSINESS-FINANCE OOO109,005.77MMoscow, Russia
INTL FCStone Inc.75,497.60MNew York, NY
GLENCORE UK LTD.45,707.70MLondon, England
CITIC Group39,900.75MCentral District, Hk
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Limited24,165.12MCentral District, Hong Kong
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Industry Indicator

The bank prime loan rate, a driver for consumer investment in financial products with lower risk than securities, remains at 3.25 percent as of the week of January 13, 2012, unchanged from the same week in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

MF Global Crisis Spurs Scrutiny - The collapse of MF Global amid allegations that the firm misused client money in 2011 has prompted regulators to re-examine rules for brokerage firms. As...
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