DEALER

dealer,n.1. A person who purchases goods or property for sale to others; a retailer. 2. A person

or firm that buys and sells securities for its own account as a principal, and then sells to a customer.

See DEAL, n. & vb.

registered  dealer.A  dealer  registered  or  required  to  be  registered  under  the  Securities

Exchange Act of 1934. [Cases: Securities Regulation    40.10–40.16. C.J.S. Securities Regulation

§§ 154–163, 165–168.] [Blacks Law 8th]