### Question
What does broker-dealer mean?


### Answer
**Broker-dealer** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 3423*:

> a broker and a dealer, as those terms are defined in section 78c(a) of title 15

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 3423*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY**

