soft dollars

soft dollars definition - business

soft dollars

Payment for brokerage firm services that is provided by commissions generated from trades. Thus, an investor who does significant trading might be provided with “complimentary" subscriptions to market letters or an at-home quote system. Payment is disguised in the form of large commissions paid to the brokerage firm. Compare hard dollars.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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