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• An intermediary (or middleman) who matches a willing seller to willing buyer for all contract terms (price, volume, location, physical or financial) to effect a transaction. It can occur through personal contact (usually by phone or instant messaging [IM]) or electronically (trade matching platform like ICE's).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Broker. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/broker.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Broker. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/broker (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Broker." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/broker.

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