Mark Horner

52 Finance and Insurance

523140 Commodity Contracts Brokerage

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents (i.e., brokers) in buying or selling spot or futures commodity contracts or options on a commission or transaction fee basis.

Illustrative Examples:

Commodity contracts brokerages
Financial futures brokerages
Commodity futures brokerages

Average Jobs Employed 6
Average Loan Given $95,258
Number of Loans Given 518
Total Amount Loaned $49,343,878

Acting as principals in buying or selling spot or futures commodity contracts generally on a spread basis are classified in Industry 523130, Commodity Contracts Dealing.

Buying and selling physical commodities for resale to other than the general public are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade.