### Question
Can you define what floor broker means?


### Answer
**Floor broker** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:

> any person who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, shall purchase or sell for any other person any commodity for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES**

