Exchange broker - KAWASEBUROOKA

…In addition to brokers who act as intermediaries in the buying and selling of goods, there are also brokers in each industry, such as bills, foreign exchange, insurance, shipping, and customs clearance (customs clearance). Among them, there are bill brokers who act as intermediaries between banks or securities companies and bill users to discount bills and act as intermediaries for the same, exchange brokers who act as intermediaries between banks that operate foreign exchange business and foreign exchange rate users to buy and sell or reserve the selling or buying rates, insurance brokers who act as intermediaries between insurance companies and policyholders to mediate insurance contracts, shipping brokers who act as intermediaries between shipowners and ship hirers to mediate the use of ships, and customs brokers who act as intermediaries for customs clearance between customs and traders. [Uesaka Yuzo] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "foreign exchange brokers" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ブローカーには，商品売買の仲介をするもののほかに，手形，為替，保険，船舶，通関(税関通過)などの各業界にも，それぞれのブローカーが存在する。そのうち，銀行または証券会社と手形利用者との間に立って手形の割引ならびにその仲介を業とするものがビル･ブローカー，外国為替業務を営む銀行と為替相場利用者との間に立って，その売相場または買相場の売買もしくは予約の仲介を業とするものが為替ブローカーexchange broker，保険会社と保険契約者との間に立って保険契約を仲介するものが保険ブローカーinsurance broker，船主と雇用船者との間に立って船舶利用の仲介をするものが船舶ブローカーshipping broker，税関と貿易者との間に立って通関仲立をするものが税関ブローカーcustoms brokerである。【上坂 酉三】。…

※「為替ブローカー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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