You know a stockbroker is informed in their job because they have to pass two licensing exams. These exams will prove that this broker is highly informed in their job and that they know all the regulations and laws in the securities industry. by Larry Westfall The life of a broker is usually very hard and usually full of stress. So it is not a job that most people would choose to do. Brokers are the direct link to Wall Street; they are also our middlemen when we are thinking of investing some of our hard-earned money into shares of some publicly-owned corporation. Of course, we could always use the Internet to trade, which in recent years has provided an enormous amount of help for individual investors, who want to keep track of a portfolio. But the basic rule will still apply: You need some kind of online trading broker so that you can trade stocks. You are probably