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.
His grandfather had made the family fortune through stockjobbery in the City during the postwar boom years.
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(British, trading) The work of a stockjobber.
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