(British, obsolete) To engage in speculative or underhanded trading in stocks or securities, often with an implication of sharp dealing or manipulation.
(British, obsolete) To engage in speculative or underhanded trading in stocks or securities, often with an implication of sharp dealing or manipulation.
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(British, trading) The work of a stockjobber.
(British, pejorative, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
(chiefly, _, British, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
A British trading term for the business or practices of a stockjobber — historically a market maker on the London Stock Exchange who traded shares on their own account rather than on behalf of clients. Stockjobbery carries a faint whiff of disrepute, implying sharp dealing, speculation, and the kind of financial maneuvering that polite society frowned upon. The role of stockjobber was formally abolished when London's 'Big Bang' deregulation in 1986 merged the functions of jobbers and brokers.