Inter-dealer brokers have the only trading systems in the Canadian bond market and are the primary source of real-time price information.

ECONOMIST: Bond trading

At present, this information is in the hands of Canada's seven inter-dealer brokers, firms which handle trades for bond dealers and banks in order to keep the transactions anonymous.

ECONOMIST: Bond trading

First, there are two main categories of advisers: those registered with a broker-dealer (brokers) and Registered Investment Advisers (investment advisers).

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