And A Broker Is...

Cartoon illustration of a panicked stockbroker holding his head in front of falling market charts and stacks of cash, humorously illustrating market stress and bad trades.

“The comparative form of broke.

Also, used as a noun: a person who buys and sells stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other assets for people who are under the delusion that the broker is doing something other than guesswork.”

— Jason Zweig, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary