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Industry: 6211—Security Brokers, Dealers, and Flotation Companies

Establishments primarily engaged in the purchase, sale, and brokerage of securities; and those, generally known as investment bankers, primarily engaged in originating, underwriting, and distributing issues of securities. Establishments primarily engaged in issuing shares of mutual and money market funds, unit investment trusts, and face amount certificates are classified in Industry Group 672. Establishments primarily engaged in providing investment advice on a contract or fee basis to establishments which deal in financial contracts are classified in Industry 6282.

Agents for mutual funds	Note brokers
Bond dealers and brokers	Oil and gas lease brokers
Distributors, security	Oil royalties, dealers in
Floor traders, security	Option dealers, stock
Investment bankers	Sale of partnership shares in real estate syndicates
Investment certificates, sale of	Security brokers
Investment firm—general brokerage	Security dealers
Mineral leases, dealers in	Security flotation companies
Mineral royalties, dealers in	Security traders
Mortgages, buying and selling (rediscounting)	Security underwriters
Mutual fund agents	Stock brokers and dealers
Mutual funds, selling by independent salesperson	Tax certificate dealers

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
6211	Security Brokers and Dealers	38,986
621100	Security brokers and dealers	10,077
62110000	Security brokers and dealers	10,077
621101	Security brokers and dealers	21,155
62110100	Security brokers and dealers	1,995
62110101	Bond dealers and brokers	257
62110102	Brokers, security	16,514
62110103	Dealers, security	200
62110104	Floor traders, security	12
62110105	Note brokers	59
62110106	Stock brokers and dealers	1,865
62110107	Stock option dealers	33
62110108	Tax certificate dealers	24
62110109	Traders, security	196
621102	Flotation companies	5,655
62110200	Flotation companies	30
62110201	Distributors, security	76
62110202	Investment bankers	1,538
62110203	Investment certificate sales	60
62110204	Investment firm, general brokerage	2,955
62110205	Securities flotation companies	287
62110206	Syndicate shares (real estate, entertainment, equip.) sales	339
62110207	Underwriters, security	370
621103	Mineral, oil, and gas leasing and royalty dealers	388
62110300	Mineral, oil, and gas leasing and royalty dealers	77
62110301	Mineral leasing dealers	19
62110302	Mineral royalties dealers	16
62110303	Oil and gas lease brokers	235
62110304	Oil royalties dealers	41
621199	Security brokers and dealers, nec	1,711
62119901	Mortgages, buying and selling	1,190
62119902	Mutual funds, selling by independent salesperson	521