Glossary of broker types

A broker type on this site is a vertical with its own hub, not a marketing slogan.

Offline index 303,303 registry rows · 285,691 firm pages · updated 2026-09-22

Transport

A trucking broker arranges motor-carrier freight under FMCSA property-broker authority. The hub lists 6,822 firm pages. A motor carrier hauls freight and is indexed separately. An NVOCC or ocean forwarder comes from the FMC OTI list (9,847 rows), not from Motus.

Finance, insurance, and the rest

A forex row is an FX or MSB-tagged firm (8,103 forex firm pages). A stock broker here is an SEC active broker-dealer or related securities record. An insurance broker page is dominated by state license files, including Texas TDI agencies (56,868). A prop trading firm page is usually a directory name (405 pages), not a license.

Questions this page answers

Is every vertical a license type?

No. Some verticals match a license. Others are a desk type we tag when the source activity fits. Read the source badge.

Open next

All verticals

A listing is an index record. It is not a license confirmation, a rating, or an endorsement by the regulator or by BrokerMafia.