In commerce, a broker is a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal. Distinguish agent: one who acts on behalf of a principal.

A brokerage is a firm that acts as a broker.

Types of financial brokers

• Forex Broker
• Insurance broker
• Mortgage broker
• Real estate broker
• Stock broker
• Ship broker
• Yacht charter brokers

In computing

In computing, a broker consists of software which mediates between two objects: typically between a client and a server or between a repository and a requestor or caller. See for example:

• object request broker
• storage resource broker
• tunnel broker

Other uses

• Broker, Outer Hebrides Village in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
• The Power Broker -a biography of Robert Moses
• The Broker - a novel by John Grisham

• Independent Broker Dealer

Makelaar Makler Broker