Question

Brokerage firms make their profits primarily in which of the following ways?

Consumer deposits

Government deposits

Dividends

Fees or commissions on sales or transfers

Answer 1

hey dude, u there?
a brokerage firm is a company that stockbrokers work for
and stock brokers buy stock in the stockmarket for other people / companies, so it's a service industry
as they dont own the shares, so they don't get dividends
and consumer and government deposits are more to do with how banks make their money
so you're really only left with one answer...
that all make sense?