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Fractional shares Portions of a single share, offered by many brokers so investors can buy by dollar amount rather than whole shares. Beginner 1 min read
Payment for order flow (PFOF) Compensation a broker receives from a market maker for routing customer orders to it, disclosed quarterly in SEC Rule 606 reports. Intermediate 2 min read

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